Lithuanian rower Aurimas Mockus was rescued off the Queensland coast after he was caught in a tropical cyclone's 130km/h winds and monster waves. Mockus ran into trouble about 740km east of Mackay while attempting a 12,000km Pacific Ocean crossing from San Diego to Brisbane in his solo rowing boat. He waited for two days to be rescued
Ocean rower Aurimas Mockus stranded by cyclone off Australia's east coast safely rescued
