The Spirit of Mateship with two crew on board is believed to have suffered a mechanical issue and was taking on water.

The Spirit of Mateship with two crew on board is believed to have suffered a mechanical issue and was taking on water.

The Spirit of Mateship with two crew on board is believed to have suffered a mechanical issue and was taking on water.

The Spirit of Mateship with two crew on board is believed to have suffered a mechanical issue and was taking on water.

The Spirit of Mateship with two crew on board is believed to have suffered a mechanical issue and was taking on water.

Rescue operation was suspended overnight but police vessel reached the Spirit of Mateship yacht off Nowra coast shortly after sunrise

A rescue mission is under way to save two people stranded on a yacht nearly 200 kilometres off the NSW coast.

A rescue mission is under way to save two people stranded on a yacht nearly 200 kilometres off the NSW coast.

Two people have been rescued from a 19-metre yacht that was stranded off the NSW south coast, with both believed to be uninjured.

Two people have been rescued unhurt from a stranded yacht after a major operation off the NSW coast.