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Man rowing from California to Australia rescued after cyclone leaves him stranded for 3 days (video)
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Man rowing from California to Australia rescued after cyclone leaves him stranded for 3 days (video)

Carla Sinclair
Mar 03, 2025
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Stock image of storm in Pacific ocean; Maximillian cabinet / shutterstock.com

An adventurous Lithuanian man trying to row a boat from California to Australia was rescued today by the Australian navy after a tropical cyclone blew him off course on Friday.

After more than four months at sea, 44-year-old Aurimas Mockus was only days away (460 miles shy) from…

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