
Lithuanian rower plucked from path of tropical cyclone off Australia
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A handout photo taken released on March 2, 2025, by the Australian Department of Defence shows an image taken in the Coral Sea from a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft as it flies above the vessel of Aurimas Mockus from Lithuania.
A Lithuanian rower was rescued from storm-tossed seas off Australia on Monday after paddling into a tropical cyclone while trying to cross the Pacific Ocean alone.

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