Australian Man Rowing Across Pacific Ocean Rescued Naked, Found Clinging To His Capsized Boat
News 18A 24-year-old Australian man was successfully rescued after clinging naked to his capsized boat in an attempt to smash the record for the youngest person to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. As per a report in People Magazine, the man was identified as Tom Robinson who was reaching Vanuatu when a wave capsized his boat, ending his 15-month, 9,782-mile trek across the world’s largest ocean. So, I was sitting in the cabin with no clothes on and then all of a sudden, I’m upside down.” Expressing his agony, the Australian man shared that he was ‘holding on to dear life’. He said, “It was really cold and I tied myself onto the boat and that really helped me because waves were breaking over the boat constantly and I was just sort of holding on for dear life.” Thanking the cruise ship, Tom told the outlet that he felt really bad that he had to interrupt a cruise, he really does.
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