A Coromandel man was rescued minutes before his boat sank near Waiheke Island yesterday.
The man made a mayday call at 4.45pm after his 8.5m yacht began taking on water near Thumb Pt, on the north-east tip of the island.
A coastguard vessel hauled the man off.
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