A British man and a New Zealand woman are waiting to be rescued after their yacht rolled in the Pacific Ocean, authorities say.
It is about 700km south-west of Tonga and 1,260km north-east of New Zealand, rescue co-ordinators said.
The yacht, called Windigo, righted itself after being damaged on Wednesday but is taking on water and could sink.
The 52-old-man and 43-year-old woman are understood to have mild to moderate head injuries.
End Quote Keith Allen NZ Rescue Co-ordination Centre"It will be extremely uncomfortable and the people aboard are tired, but the yacht is still afloat"
The man also hurt his back when the 11.6m (38-ft) vessel rolled after leaving Tonga two days ago.
There are few vessels in the area, which has been affected by 75km winds.
A flight overhead by a French navy aircraft Noumea confirmed the yacht is still floating and it established radio contact with the crew.
A New Zealand Air Force P3-Orion later took a position above the yacht where it remained for three hours and dropped a life raft.
An emergency beacon was received from the yacht on Wednesday at 18.30 New Zealand time (05.00 GMT).
A freighter and a yacht were expected to reach the Windigo at 1am on Friday, New Zealand time, (12.00 GMT) but no rescue would be attempted until daybreak, the Rescue Co-ordination Centre said.
It added that a New Zealand Navy patrol boat had also been sent to assist.
Search and Search and Rescue Mission Co-ordinator Keith Allen said sea conditions were becoming less severe but remained rough.
"It will be extremely uncomfortable and the people aboard are tired, but the yacht is still afloat so the correct approach is to remain onboard."
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