Two men have been rescued after their fishing boat sank at the mouth of Sargasso Harbour in Co. Down.

It hit rocks close to Phennick Point at lunchtime and ran aground.

The two men on-board were able to climb to safety onto the rocks. The boat was towed away by another boat in the area.

The tow rope was passed to the RNLI lifeboat, which had been alerted, but the boat sank suddenly.

The men were cared for by the Portaferry Coastguard team.