A man whose kayak capsized off the Co Down coast was recovered thanks to rescue equipment he had brought with him, the coastguard has said.

A 25-year-old man was today charged with assault after two people plunged 10ft onto rocks on the Co Down coast.

A FISHERMAN last night described his desperate fight for survival after his boat sank in the Irish Sea, leaving his best friend missing.

A TEENAGE boy told yesterday of how he jumped into the water in a vain attempt to save a friend who was swept off a pier into the Irish Sea.

Three generations of a family missing at sea were on a final fishing trip before their boat was to be decommissioned, it was revealed today.