This article is more than 3 months old ‘Like a cat in a washing machine’: rescued rower feared he would die in Cyclone Alfred’s monster waves
After walking down the gangway from the Australian navy ship that saved him, Lithuanian Aurimas Mockus fell to his knees in front of his wife, sobbing.
Plačiau: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/07/cyclone-alfred-rescued-rower-aurimas-mockus
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Lithuanian rower Aurimas Mockus rescued from ex-Cyclone Alfred embraces wife after arriving in Sydney
Lithuanian man Aurimas Mockus was rescued by the Royal Australian Navy last week after being caught in difficult conditions caused by ex-Cyclone Alfred.
He arrived in Sydney on Friday and was greeted with a hug and kiss from his wife.
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Lithuanian man Aurimas Mockus makes plea for missing boat after being rescued from Tropical Cyclone Alfred
The daring adventurer did ‘at least 30 full flips’ as he tried to row his boat solo through the storm.
A daring Lithuanian rower remains hopeful his missing boat can be found at sea after he was rescued from Tropical Cyclone Alfred about 740kms east of Mackay off the Queensland coast.
Aurimas Mockus received medical treatment on a navy ship after calling for help on Friday when Alfred proved too powerful as he was attempting to row 12,000km across the Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Brisbane.
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Prabilo išgelbėtas A.Mockus: išgyveno tikrą pragarą, bet mirties baimė neatėjo
Australijos gelbėtojų ir karių išgelbėtas nuo mirties keliautojas Aurimas Mockus, šiuo metu kariniu laivu plukdomas į Sidnėjų, pirmą kartą prabilo apie savo išgyvenimus. Jis taip pat atskleidė, kad patyrė didžiulių finansinių nuostolių.
Skaitykite daugiau: https://www.15min.lt/gyvenimas/naujiena/keliones/prabilo-isgelbetas-a-mockus-dar-viskas-verda-viduje-1630-2406472
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Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean
The 44-year-old adventurer had been stranded for three days after rowing in an enclosed boat nonstop from San Diego toward the Australian city of Brisbane.
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Cyclone Alfred wrecks man’s bid to row across Pacific Ocean after rowing over 10,000km
The Australian Navy rescued a Lithuanian rower caught in tropical cyclone Alfred during his solo venture crossing the Pacific Ocean.
Aurimas Mockus, a 44-year-old adventurer, was 740km off the coast of Mackay in Central Queensland when he got caught in the path of the category one cyclone with winds gusting at 130kmph.
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Lithuanian solo rower rescued after three days in Pacific cyclone
An Australian warship has rescued Lithuanian adventurer Aurimas Mockus, who had been stranded in the Coral Sea for three days after encountering a tropical cyclone while attempting a solo row across the Pacific Ocean.
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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.
Plačiau: https://people.com/rower-rescued-amid-cyclone-while-traveling-from-u-s-to-australia-11689945
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Lone rower Aurimas Mockus saved from the jaws of ‘treacherous’ cyclone off Queensland after months-long Pacific crossing
A rower has been rescued from the grips of a tropical cyclone off the coast of Queensland after spending months at sea.
Lithuanian ocean rower Aurimas Mockus was days away from completing a 12,000km journey across the Pacific when his vessel was struck by gale-force winds.
Authorities dispatched a rescue aircraft on Friday night after spotting Mr Mockus’ emergency beacon around 740km off the coast of Mackay.
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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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