Australia, Pacific Ocean and cyclone

Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean
An Australian warship has rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who ran into a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California.
Lithuanian solo rower hit by cyclone-churned seas rescued off Australia's east coast
A Lithuanian solo rower who became caught in treacherous seas caused by a cyclone off Australia's east coast over the weekend has been rescued, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said Monday.
Three tropical cyclones are spinning in a row in the South Pacific
Tropical cyclone is the catch-all term for the powerful, spinning storms that feed off warm oceans and the strength of which is determined by wind speeds. The strongest are known as hurricanes in the Atlantic and typhoons in the Western Pacific and simply tropical cyclones in the South Pacific.
Rower rescued days before completing trans-Pacific feat
An adventurer who tried to row across the Pacific Ocean from the United States to Australia has been rescued just days before he reached his final destination.
Australian navy rescues cross-Pacific rower from cyclone-tossed seas
Aurimas Mockus had been adrift for three days off the coast of Queensland after rowing nonstop from San Diego.
Australian navy rescues rower days from completing solo Pacific crossing
Lithuanian man picked up after becoming stranded in ‘highly unfavourable conditions’ during San Diego to Brisbane journey
Rower rescued off Queensland coast after being caught in tropical cyclone
The Australian Navy rescued a Lithuanian rower caught in tropical cyclone Alfred during his solo venture crossing the Pacific Ocean. Aurimas Mockus, a 44-year-old adventurer, was 740km off the coast of Mackay in Central Queensland when he got caught in the path of the category one cyclone with winds gusting at 130kmph.
Lithuanian rower plucked from path of tropical cyclone off Australia
An Australian navy vessel plucked long-distance rower Aurimas Mockus from the Coral Sea, where Tropical Cyclone Alfred was whipping up 100-kilometer per hour winds and seven-meter swells
Three tropical cyclones are churning in the South Pacific — all at once
It’s the first time in 26 years that three tropical cyclones are active simultaneously in this ocean basin. For the first ...
There’s a Surprisingly Large Crowd of Cyclones in the Southern Hemisphere Right Now
NASA satellites spotted five tropical cyclones churning in the Indian and Pacific Oceans late this month, revealing different ...
NASA Image Reveals Flurry of Six Tropical Cyclones Active at Once
In the Southern Hemisphere, the space agency notes, the tropical cyclone season typically runs from November to April. The ...
Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit cyclone while rowing across Pacific Ocean
An Australian warship on Monday rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who had encountered a tropical cyclone while attempting to ...