US EditionLithuanian rower plucked from path of tropical cyclone off Australia
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Man rowing from California to Australia rescued after cyclone leaves him stranded for 3 days
An adventurous Lithuanian man trying to row a boat from California to Australia was rescued today by the Australian navy after a tropical cyclone blew him off course on Friday. After more than four months at sea, 44-year-old Aurimas Mockus was only days away (460 miles shy) from Brisbane before 50-mph winds cut his trip short. — Read the rest The post Man rowing from California to Australia rescued after cyclone leaves him stranded for 3 days ap…
Lithuanian adventurer Aurimas Mockus has had to admit defeat to nature after nearly five months at sea. His attempt to join the very short list of people who have successfully rowed across the Pacific Ocean solo and non-stop failed with just a few days of paddling remaining.
Aurimas Mockus had almost reached his destination - after five months at sea. Only a few hundred kilometers separated him from Australia. But then a cyclone put the extreme rudder in danger.
Aurimas Mockus had almost crossed the Pacific Ocean when he was caught in a storm.
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Upsala Nya TidningA Lithuanian long-distance rower has been rescued from a storm-hit sea off Australia, after he almost rowed into a tropical cyclone.
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