Two British women have become the first female crew to row non-stop and unaided across the Pacific.

Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne spent close to half a year at sea as they rowed from Peru to Cairns, Australia , travelling around 8,000 miles in their 9m vessel, Velocity.

They slept in intervals of two hours, swapping over, and faced intense heat, equipment failure and power issues over more than 160 days on the ocean.

Speaking to Sky News this morning after completing the journey, Ms Rowe said: "It doesn't feel real. It hasn't really sunk in yet. It feels like only yesterday we left Peru to set off on the Pacific Ocean, but it's amazing to be in Australia."

She added: "We didn't really have any moments where we were terrified. We absolutely loved every minute of it. There were defi

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