Whelan is hit by a wave and suffers a `` large laceration '' A merchant ship rescues him off the coast of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority . ( CNN ) -- India was trying to be the first Irish person to row across the Indian Ocean . He says he planned to row naked because salt would build up on clothing .
Whelan is hit by a wave and suffers a `` large laceration '' A merchant ship rescues him off the coast of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority . India was trying to be the first Irish person to row across the Indian Ocean . He says he planned to row naked because salt would build up on clothing .