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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Patrick

Pacific Ocean solo rower rescued from 100kmph Cyclone Alfred days before completing feat

A solo rower attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California to Australia was rescued by a warship after getting caught in a tropical cyclone with winds of up to 100km/h.

Aurimas Mockus, 44, from Lithuania, was stranded for three days in the Coral Sea around 460 miles off Queensland after encountering Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

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