Rower rescued off Australia after 10-month journey (AP)

December 14th, 2008 by admin

Rower rescued off Australia after 10-month journey
(AP)

Italian adventurer Alex Bellini gives a thumbs-up after arriving at the Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008. Bellini who spent 10 months rowing more than 9,500 nautical miles (18,000 kilometers) across the Pacific has been rescued a mere 65 nautical miles short of his goal, Australia, after rough weather sapped him of his final shreds of energy. Bellini, who began his voyage off Peru in February, contacted his wife Friday to say he was too exhausted to row his 25-foot (7.5 meter) boat any further, despite being nearly in sight of the eastern Australian town of Laurieton. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP – SYDNEY, Australia — An Italian adventurer who spent 10 months rowing more than 9,500 nautical miles (18,000 kilometers) across the Pacific was rescued a mere 65 nautical miles short of his goal — Australia — after rough weather sapped him of his final shreds of energy.

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