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Sinking yacht threatened Cook Strait power cables vital to New Zealand's electricity 20 Apr, 2021 04:38 AM 3 minutes to read The yacht sank by The Brothers/Ngāwhatu Kai-ponu islands, in red, and was hit by a fishing vessel at Cape Jackson, in orange. Image / Google The yacht sank by The Brothers/Ngāwhatu Kai-ponu islands, in red, and was hit by a fishing vessel at Cape Jackson, in orange. Image / Google Chloe is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Marlborough A shipwreck drifting at the edge of the Marlborough Sounds has damaged a fishing boat and threatened cables vital to New Zealand's el...

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was sent from Wellington to observe the vessel until the Coastguard arrived. Moore said when the coastguard arrived the crew was not injured, but was not feeling well because of the fuel spilled on board due to rough weather and the boat taking on water. Google/Marlborough Express A map showing Cape Jackson in the outer Marlborough Sounds, the area where the yacht got into difficulties. “Apparently they had not hit any rocks or anything like that. Something had gone wrong internally, and they ended up with diesel in the boat,” Moore said. The men decide...

The view overlooking Cape Jackson in the Marlborough Sounds. Three people have been rescued off a yacht that was taking on water in rough conditions in the outer Marlborough Sounds. Maritime NZ spokesman Vince Cholewa said the boat's crew, who were located near Cape Jackson, contacted the Maritime Radio Service at 6.48am and activated their distress beacon at 6.50am. Cholewa said there were three people on board the 14 metre vessel, which had been sinking slowly with water coming into the bilge. He said both the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Bluebridge Rescue Boat were on the scene, with p...

Three people were on board the yacht which had been slowly sinking in rough conditions.

The boat's crew triggered a distress beacon at about 6.50am on Wednesday.