Portaferry RNLI volunteer crew sprang into action following a call for help from a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) with seven people onboard that had suffered engine failure.

Portaferry RNLI volunteer crew were paged at the request of Belfast Coastguard after a Emergency Position Indication Radio Beacon (EPIRB) was activated close to Ardglass.

Portaferry RNLI volunteer crew were tasked to the aid of a 44ft yacht with two persons onboard lost engine power and ran aground hitting rocks close to Ardglass harbour.

Portaferry RNLI volunteer crew pagers sounded at 9.35am this morning (Friday 20 June) when a 999 call was received from two people whose small motorboat had run out of fuel 1 mile from Guns Island just off Ballyhornan, at the entrance to Strangford Lough.