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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Rafqa Touma

‘The yacht was running away from us’: Australian navy helps rescue sailors stranded in six-metre seas

Two people have been rescued from a yacht after they were stranded overnight in extreme weather conditions off the New South Wales south coast.

A distress beacon was activated onboard the 19-metre vessel at about 1pm on Monday. It was about 180km east of Nowra.

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