Man charged after incident on yacht

A 53 year old man will appear in the Blenheim District Court today facing charges in relation to an incident in the Marlborough Sounds on Tuesday in which a man was allegedly assaulted and then thrown overboard from a yacht.

The man was arrested by the Armed Offenders Squad about 8pm yesterday without incident and has been charged with Wounding with Intent to Cause Grievous Bodily Harm and Threatening to Kill.