Two rescued from stricken yacht off coast of Australia

Peter Guo is a fellow on NBC’s Asia Desk, based in Hong Kong.

Stricken in rough seas and with their yacht taking on water, two people were rescued almost 24 hours after the vessel became stranded off Australia's southern coast, officials said Tuesday. A 48-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man were successfully transferred to the Nemesis, a New South Wales Water Police patrol boat, at 7:25 a.m. local time , the force said in a statement.

About two hours later, a rescue helicopter arrived on scene and was able make contact with the two crew members, but they were unable to extract the pair because of the extreme conditions and concerns about fuel, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said in a statement. The conditions were so bad that the operation was suspended overnight and only resumed at first light, the police statement said.

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