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>> miles from land, a powerful rogue wave shatters one of the vessel's big windows. >> at that stage, the wave came over and actually hit the front of the boat which, in turn, caused the window to break and the water is coming in. priscilla was sitting there looking at me. and i'm looking at the waves and it was just like, hmm, this is quite scary. >> the couple sends an urgent call for help. it it's picked up by the west rescue team in new zealand. >> the hotline rang. so, i thought here we go. what we got now? we were told it was a boat in distress and if we could go out and try to find it. ...

Squalls in the water. >> it's now a nerve-racking 25 minutes since the rescue call was made and at any moment "the tormenter" may sink. finally the rescue crew spots the boat. >> it was in big trouble and the boat was beginning to sink rather rapidly. >> alex stewart an experienced rescue diver is lowered down from the chopper. >> when they placed me on the board, i had about two seconds and then whoosh i was off it. >> alex knows there's very little time. >> i shouted to tina to get into the water and for her husband to go into the dinghy and to get away from the sinking boat. >> tina doesn't...

Will be tough. >> the rescue helicopter actually went over us. it didn't see us because of the squalls in the water. >> it's now a nerve-racking 25 minutes since the rescue call was made. and at any moment "the tormenter" may sink. finally the rescue crew spots the troubled boat. >> they were in big trouble. the boat was actually beginning to sink rather rapidly. >> alex stewart, an experienced rescue diver, is lowered from the chopper. >> when they placed me on the boat, i had about two seconds and i was off it. >> alex knows there's very little time. >> i shouted to tina to get into the wate...

Was made. and at any moment "the tormenter" may sink. finally the rescue crew spots the troubled boat. >> they were in big trouble. the boat was actually beginning to sink rather rapidly. >> alex stewart, an experienced rescue diver, is lowered from the chopper. >> when they placed me on the boat, i had about two seconds and i was off it. >> alex knows there's very little time. >> i shouted to tina to get into the water and for her husband to go in the dinghy and get away from the sinking boat. >> tina doesn't want to get in the water for fear she'll lose hold of priscilla. then a wave hits th...

And at any moment, "the tormenter" may sink. finally, the rescue crew spots the troubled boat. >> they were in big trouble. the boat was actually beginning to sink rather rapidly. >> alex stewart, an experienced rescue diver, is lowered down from the chopper. >> when they placed me on the boat, i had about two seconds and then, woosh, i was off it. >> alex knows there's very little time. >> i shouted to tina to get into the water and for her husband to go in to the dinghy and get away from the sinking boat. >> tina doesn't want to get in the water for fear she'll lose hold of priscilla. then a...