{"id":10215,"date":"2025-03-03T22:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T22:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/man-hit-by-cyclone-while-rowing-across-pacific-ocean-rescued-by-australian-warship-after-being-stranded-for-3-days\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T22:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T22:58:10","slug":"man-hit-by-cyclone-while-rowing-across-pacific-ocean-rescued-by-australian-warship-after-being-stranded-for-3-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/man-hit-by-cyclone-while-rowing-across-pacific-ocean-rescued-by-australian-warship-after-being-stranded-for-3-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Man hit by cyclone while rowing across Pacific Ocean rescued by Australian warship after being stranded for 3 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>An Australian warship on Monday rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who had encountered a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California.<\/p>\n<p>Aurimas Mockus was taken aboard Royal Australian Navy landing ship HMAS Choules, where he was undergoing a medical assessment, Vice Adm. Justin Jones said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because of highly unfavorable sea conditions, Mr. Mockus&#8217;s boat could not be recovered except for two oars and some personal items,&#8221; the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, which coordinated the rescue, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AustralianMaritimeSafetyAuthority\/videos\/677348534856980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The authority <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AustralianMaritimeSafetyAuthority\/videos\/677348534856980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">released a video<\/a> of the operation, which showed a naval boat rescuing Mockus from his vessel in rough seas, then hoisting him onto the warship.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"Australia Rower Rescue \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/03\/dc506de3-b18b-49bf-b065-4d9851cd676b\/thumbnail\/620x413\/ce4faa0a745014e032595cce4116b5e6\/ap25062149674771.jpg?v=63a2b43e2ef8917aa6bd547ca29dd4fa 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/03\/dc506de3-b18b-49bf-b065-4d9851cd676b\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/87996fdb016e09cb39054d851dafbdb0\/ap25062149674771.jpg?v=63a2b43e2ef8917aa6bd547ca29dd4fa 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force Australian Navy sailors from HMAS Choules use an inflatable boat to rescue Lithuanian rower Aurimas Mockus, Monday, March 3, 2025, who struck a storm in the Coral Sea off the northeast coast of Australia while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CPOIS Helen Frank \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 44-year-old adventurer had been stranded for three days in the Coral Sea around 460 miles east of the Queensland state coastal city of Mackay. He had rowed there in an enclosed boat nonstop from San Diego headed for the Queensland capital, Brisbane.<\/p>\n<p>He began the 7,500-mile journey in October and was days away from Brisbane when he ran into the storm, which is forecast to cross the Australian coast within days.<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane is 500 miles south of Mackay by air.<\/p>\n<p>Mockus activated an emergency beacon on Friday after rowing into stormy seas and 50 mph winds generated by Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the rescue authority said.<\/p>\n<p>The authority sent a plane that made radio contact with Mockus on Saturday. Mockus reported he was &#8220;fatigued,&#8221; the authority said.<\/p>\n<p>The warship is taking Mockus south beyond Brisbane to Sydney in New South Wales, the navy said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This successful outcome highlights the importance of carrying an emergency beacon at all times, as this led to a prompt response to this emergency,&#8221; the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AustralianMaritimeSafetyAuthority\/videos\/677348534856980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Australia Rower Rescue \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/03\/91f5cba3-2bcc-43c3-8525-dead1d35ec59\/thumbnail\/620x413\/c5094d6c21184f86d1530a9783903ef9\/ap25062149673010.jpg?v=63a2b43e2ef8917aa6bd547ca29dd4fa 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/03\/91f5cba3-2bcc-43c3-8525-dead1d35ec59\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/7733879430251afe7ddce0a3ab26106d\/ap25062149673010.jpg?v=63a2b43e2ef8917aa6bd547ca29dd4fa 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force Australian Navy sailors from HMAS Choules used an inflatable boat to rescue Lithuanian rower Aurimas Mockus, second right, Monday, March 3, 2025, who struck a storm in the Coral Sea off the northeast coast of Australia while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CPOIS Helen Frank \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cyclone has continued to track south and on Monday was 280 miles east of Brisbane, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The cyclone is forecast to turn west and cross the Australian coast on Thursday or Friday.<\/p>\n<h2>Solo rowers have crossed Pacific Ocean nonstop in the past<\/h2>\n<p>Mockus was attempting to become one of the few rowers who have crossed the Pacific alone and without stopping.<\/p>\n<p>Brit Peter Bird arguably became the first in 1983. He rowed from San Francisco and was towed the final 30 miles to the Australian mainland. But he is considered to have rowed close enough to Australia to have made the crossing.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Brit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-australia-35186209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">John Beeden<\/a> rowed from San Francisco to the Queensland city of Cairns in 2015 and is considered by some to have made the first successful crossing.<\/p>\n<p>Australian Michelle Lee became the first woman to make the crossing in 2023, rowing from Ensenada in Mexico to Queensland&#8217;s Port Douglas. She spent 237 days at sea, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-04-05\/michelle-lee-first-woman-rower-pacific-ocean-solo-237-days\/102193290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another Australian, Tom Robinson, in 2022 attempted to become the youngest to cross the Pacific, albeit with a break in the Cook Islands. 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