[moonrab]

SW Police said they are taken onto the patrol vessel OPV Nemesis and travelling to Sydney.

'It is anticipated the NEMESIS will arrive at NSW Police Marine Area Command late tonight,' police said in a statement.

The pair were forced to spend an anxious night on the yacht, which began taking on water after a mechanical issue on Monday afternoon.

Rescue efforts were complicated by five metre seas and 70km/hour to 90km/hour winds.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority received an emergency alert from the yacht at 12.40pm on Monday, with NSW Police confirming a distress beacon was received about 150km offshore from Nowra.

A rescue helicopter attempted to reach the yacht on Monday night but it was not safe to try to retrieve the passengers.

Huh  so serious ah..😅