Yacht stranded on rocks in Wellington

  • 04/04/2016
Police were called to Moa Point in Lyall Bay around 7:30pm (Twitter / Dom & Co.)
Police were called to Moa Point in Lyall Bay around 7:30pm (Twitter / Dom & Co.)

A man has had a lucky escape after sailing his yacht into rocks in Wellington tonight.

Police were called to Moa Point in Lyall Bay around 7:30pm, after the boat started taking on water.

The Westpac rescue helicopter was sent along with a police boat.

The man was found to be uninjured after being helped from his vessel, which will stay on the rocks overnight.

Newshub.