15 Oct 2019

Man who died on yacht named

From Morning Report, 8:10 am on 15 October 2019

 The bad weather has cost a sailor his life. Rescuers braved strong winds and high seas yesterday afternoon, trying to save the crew off a yacht off Northland. One man died and three others were taken to Whangārei Hospital with critical to moderate injuries. The 14-metre sloop started taking on water and sank about 37 kilometres off Cape Brett in the Bay of Islands. The man who died is the chair of a sailing trust and ACT Party candidate Stuart Pedersen. Susie Ferguson spoke to ACT Party leader, David Seymour, about Mr Pedersen.