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“The two people on board are both well, but Scot Free has lost its global positioning system, the yacht has torn sails and there’s no diesel fuel for the motor.
“We’ve got the nearest available vessel, a medium-sized merchant ship, on its way to help rescue the crew. We estimate they should meet up about midday tomorrow.
“Unfortunately, the appalling weather conditions – sea swells of six to seven metres and gale force winds - have hindered other vessels in the area from going to their rescue,” he said.
This rescue follows a busy weekend for RCCNZ which has helped three yachties in distress. On Saturday, an exhausted solo yachtie had to abandon his yacht Gypsy Rose III after he got in to difficulty 450 nautical miles north east of New Zealand, and was rescued by a container vessel. Yesterday, two female crew were rescued from their yacht Bird of Passage which had lost its mast in storms south of Tonga.
For further information contact:
RCCNZ Media Line
Phone 04 499 7318
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