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.
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.
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.
Lithuanian rower Aurimas Mockus rescued by Australian navy after being caught in Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Aurimas Mockus was attempting to row from San Diego to Brisbane when he was caught in the path of the category one system off the Queensland coast.
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.
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.
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Rower's Trans-Pacific Feat Is Sunk, Just Days From End
Since October, when he launched off the shores of California, Aurimas Mockus has been rowing for up to 12 hours a day in his ...
Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Track to Hit Australia’s East Coast
Damaging winds, heavy rainfall and life-threatening floods are expected after the storm made a sudden shift toward Queensland.
Authorities search for Lithuanian rower Aurimas Mockus off the Queensland coast after emergency alert
A search and rescue operation is underway for a Lithuanian man attempting to row from San Diego to Brisbane caught up in ...
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Stranded ocean rower caught in Cyclone Alfred rescued to safety by Navy
Aurimas Mockus ran into trouble about 740km east of Mackay while attempting a 12,000km Pacific Ocean crossing from San Diego to Brisbane in his solo rowing boat. HMAS Choules, a 16,000-tonne Royal ...