The Lithuanian faces up to eight months of cyclones, adverse winds and extreme loneliness as he rows in solidarity with Ukraine
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In his first three days at sea, Aurimas Mockus says, he got only five hours of sleep. His body ached and his hands were covered with wounds and blisters.
But alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, facing up to eight months of rowing, pain quickly turned to “nothing”, the Lithuanian said in a media release.
