Australian navy ship heading to Coral Sea after Aurimas Mockus calls for help one week out from reaching Australia. He departed the US in mid-October
A Royal Australian Navy ship is bound for the Coral Sea after a Lithuanian man attempting to row across the Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Brisbane got into trouble.
Aurimas Mockus activated his emergency beacon on Friday night about 740km east of Mackay, Queensland, and 90km west of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
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