An adventurer who was simply days from finishing a solo row from the US to Australia has been rescued by a warship after getting caught in a tropical cyclone.
Aurimas Mockus was within the last levels of his 7,500-mile voyage throughout the Pacific Ocean, which he began in an enclosed boat in October.
After hitting stormy seas and 50mph winds generated by Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the Lithuanian 44-year-old grew to become stranded for 3 days within the Coral Sea round 460 miles east of the Queensland coast.
He had been rowing from San Diego in California to the Queensland capital of Brisbane.
Mr Mockus was taken aboard the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Choules on Monday and was being medically assessed.
He activated an emergency beacon on Friday after hitting the stormy circumstances, the Australian Maritime Security Authority mentioned.
Officers mentioned a aircraft was despatched and made radio contact with Mr Mockus on Saturday, including he was “fatigued”.
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The warship is taking Mr Mockus south past Brisbane to Sydney, the navy mentioned.
The cyclone was 280 miles east of Brisbane on Monday and is forecast to cross the Australian coast on Thursday or Friday.
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Mr Mockus was making an attempt to grow to be one of many few rowers who’ve crossed the Pacific alone and with out stopping.
Briton Peter Chook arguably grew to become the primary in 1983 after setting off from San Francisco.
He was towed the ultimate 30 miles to the mainland, however is taken into account to have rowed shut sufficient to Australia to have made the crossing.
Nonetheless, some consider British adventurer John Beeden was the primary to row solo and continuous throughout the Pacific Ocean when he travelled from San Francisco to the Queensland metropolis of Cairns in 2015.
Australian Michelle Lee grew to become the primary lady to make the crossing in 2023, rowing from Ensenada in Mexico to Queensland’s Port Douglas.
