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.
Rower Rescued After Getting Caught in Cyclone While Trying to Travel from U.S. to Australia
Aurimas Mockus was reportedly attempting to travel from San Diego to Brisbane when he got caught in Tropical Cyclone Alfred off the coast of Australia.
Man rowing from California to Australia rescued after cyclone leaves him stranded for 3 days (video)
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,
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.
Rescue Drama: Ship Trying to Save Ocean Rower From Cyclone
A week out from finishing his epic row across the Pacific, Aurimas Mockus has called for help when a cyclone hit. A rescue ship is hurrying to his location.
Rower Rescued From Typhoon Off Australia
Today, a naval war ship rescued 44-year-old ocean rower Aurimas Mockus off the coast of Australia. A cyclone derailed his attempt to row the Pacific.
Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean
An Australian warship has rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who ran into a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California
Lithuanian solo rower hit by cyclone-churned seas rescued off Australia's east coast
A Lithuanian solo rower who became caught in treacherous seas caused by a cyclone off Australia's east coast over the weekend has been rescued, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said Monday.
Australian Navy Rescues Adventure Rower Who Set Off From Shelter Island
Aurimas Mockus, 44, set off from Shelter Island last October. He said at the time that he was doing in order to honor the thousands of people who have died in the Russia-led war in Ukraine and to remind the world to continue to pay attention to the ongoing violence there.
Lithuanian man Aurimas Mockus makes plea for missing boat after being rescued from Tropical Cyclone
A daring Lithuanian rower remains hopeful his missing boat can be found at sea after he was rescued from Tropical Cyclone ...
Cyclone Alfred latest: Australia cancels more than 200 flights as rare Category 2 storm nears east coast
Aurimas Mockus, 44, from Lithuania, was stranded for three days in the Coral Sea around 460 miles off Queensland after ...
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Man Attempting 8,000-Mile Paddle Across Pacific Caught in Cyclone
Lithuanian Aurimas Mockus was rowing from San Diego, CA to Australia when he found himself in need of rescue from Tropical ...
Lithuanian man Aurimas Mockus makes plea for missing boat after being rescued from Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Fellow Australian Tom Robinson, who was attempting to become the youngest to accomplish the feat albeit with a break in the ...
Cyclone Alfred latest: Rare Category 2 storm nears Australian coast as millions face ‘worst-case scenario’
The area covered by the Cyclone Alfred warning zone stretches approximately 450-500 km along the east coast of Australia, from Double Island Point in Queensland to Ballina in New South Wales.