Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg surprises Scots brothers rowing the Pacific with second encouraging call
"You guys are doing something that's so extraordinary. It's another level."
Three Scottish brothers attempting to become the fastest people to row across the Pacific have received a second call of support from Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg.
Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean are more than halfway into their 120-day challenge to row 9,000 miles unsupported across the ocean between Lima, Peru, and Sydney, Australia. They are aiming to raise £1 million for clean water projects in Madagascar.
Earlier in June, the 53-year-old actor had video-called them to say their record-breaking bid 'could be a movie'.
In his latest call, he said he would keep in touch with the trio as they make their way across the globe, hailing them as 'f****** warriors'.
He said: 'You guys are bored. You need someone to talk to. You need someone to, you know, give you a little pump up. Let me know. I'm available.'
Wahlberg joked: 'Well, you know what would make me a legend? Playing one of you guys, or all three, in a movie. There've been a few actors who've played twins before, but I could maybe play all three of you, change up my look a little bit.'
He added: 'You guys are doing something that's so extraordinary. It's another level. This is real man s*** you're doing. You're out there with big smiles on your faces, pounding away, while everybody else is lying in bed in dreamland, nice and dry, and still waking up complaining about something.
'You're not doing this for attention – you're doing it to raise attention for a very worthy cause. You guys are real men. You're f****** warriors. It's incredible.
'Hopefully, you'll inspire other people to find something important to do to raise awareness. It's awesome, guys.'
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So far the brothers have raised more than £125,000 of their £1 million fundraising target. They described the earlier call with one of their heroes as a welcome and "surreal" boost.
Challenges they have faced so far include salt sores, relentless weather, a broken water maker and a faulty auto helm.
Their 28ft (8.5m) carbon fibre boat, Rose Emily, is named in memory of their late sister. It has no engine and no sail and the brothers are powering their way across the ocean in two-hour shifts.
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