Local skipper says the vessel was completely gone after he responded to a mayday near Portstewart.
A man who helped rescue two people after their pleasure boat sank in rough seas off the north coast has described his relief at finding survivors.
All three people on board were rescued - two by Mr Connor and the other by the RNLI Portrush lifeboat.However, after a frantic search by Mr Connor's boat the Causeway Lass, a "hand sticking out of a wave" was spotted, leading to the rescue of two crew members., which had caused disruption across Northern Ireland.Mr Connor responded to the mayday call from his boat the Causeway Lass.
He was joined soon after by the RNLI Portrush lifeboat, which received a call from HM Coastguard at 12:50 BST about the sinking boat."We stopped and worked out what way the tide was going - where the people and the trails would be.""We figured out very quickly we were somewhere near where the people were," Mr Connor said.
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