Three people have been rescued from a sinking boat in the Marlborough Sounds today.
The boat's crew triggered a distress beacon at about 6.50am on Wednesday near Cape Jackson saying water was seeping onto the boat.
A Maritime NZ spokesman said a Westpac chopper's landed on a nearby ridge and a coastguard vessel bobbed nearby as they tried to rescue the crew.
A police spokeswoman said the trio were rescued at about 10.30am.
