A group of 17 fishermen abroad a Spanish trawler were rescued 11 miles off the coast at Cushendall by two local RNLI stations after the ship lost power. Red Bay and Larne RNLI volunteers launched all-weather lifeboats around 7.30pm on Thursday following a report from Belfast Coastguard that the 35metre trawler was drifting into a shipping lane. Weather conditions at the time were challenging with Storm Force 10 gusts of up to 54 knots and high seas recorded during the course of the call out. Red Bay RNLI’s lifeboat under Coxswain Paddy McLaughlin and with five crew onboard, was on scene first to assess the situation.