Aurimas Mockus was close to completing his 7,500-mile journey from California to Queensland, but activated an emergency ...

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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.

Brisbane is 500 miles south of Mackay by air. Mockus activated an emergency beacon on Friday after rowing into stormy seas and 50 mph winds generated by Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the rescue ...

The Lithuanian was battling 80km/h winds and heavy seas brought on by Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which is forecast to move ...

QUEENSLAND, Australia – A Lithuanian solo rower has been rescued from the treacherous waters of the Coral Sea after being caught in the path of a cyclone. Aurimas Mockus was attempting to row from San ...

Lithuanian man Aurimas Mockus, who got into trouble in ... and was days away from reaching his final destination after rowing about 70 nautical miles a day. He was bracing for the “maximum ...