Three Scottish brothers stepped ashore in Australia Saturday after claiming a new record for rowing non-stop and unsupported across the Pacific Ocean, "over the moon" to be back on dry land.

Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean set off in a carbon fibre dinghy from Lima in Peru in April for the 9,000 miles (14,500 kilometres) journey, enduring violent storms and sickness during their 139 days at sea.

At one point Ewan was swept overboard before being pulled back into the boat, while they battled exhaustion and feared running out of food.

"The fastest human-powered crossing of the full Pacific Ocean, non-stop and unsupported," they said on social media after arriving in Cairns.

"After 139 days at sea, we are over the moon to be back on land with our friends and family," they added.

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