The warship is taking Mockus south beyond Brisbane to Sydney in New South Wales, the navy said.
Australian navy rescues Lithuanian adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across Pacific Ocean
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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said it responded to an alert from an emergency beacon at about 1:30 a.m. When rescuers arrived at the scene more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) east of the Australian coast in the Coral Sea, they found both hulls of the men's 9-meter (30-foot) boat had been damaged after several shark attacks.
Sharks attack boat of Russian and French sailors heading to Vanuatu, rescued off Australian coast
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