Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean

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Navy warship rescues rower caught in tropical cyclone days before end of 7,500-mile trip from US to Australia

He was mere days away from arriving in Brisbane, his goal destination city, when the storm hit.

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Stranded ocean rower caught in Cyclone Alfred rescued to safety by Navy

A Lithuanian ocean rower caught in damaging winds and huge waves triggered by a tropical cyclone has been rescued.

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Fierce storm ends Lithuanian rower’s dream of solo Pacific crossing

The Royal Australian Navy rescued Lithuanian adventurer Aurimas Mockus after attempting a solo, nonstop row across the Pacific Ocean. His journey ended when Tropical Cyclone Alfred forced him to call for help, stranding him for three days. Mockus activated his emergency beacon on Friday, Feb. 28, after encountering powerful winds and high waves, leading to his rescue on Monday, March 3. The rower's attempt aimed to raise awareness for Ukraine an…

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Man hit by cyclone while rowing across Pacific Ocean rescued by Australian warship after being stranded for 3 days

Video of the operation showed a naval boat rescuing Mockus from his vessel in rough seas, then hoisting him onto the warship.

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Man rowing solo across Pacific rescued from cyclone days out from completing feat

Aurimas Mockus was close to completing his 7,500-mile journey from California to Queensland, but activated an emergency beacon after hitting a tropical cyclone.

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Aurimas Mockus had to spend three nights in a raging sea before being recovered by the navy, the cyclone initially prevented rescue from approaching.