A rescue operation off the coast of Co Antrim following a report of a catamaran capsizing has been stood down after no people were reported missing.
Lifeboat crews were requested to launch on Monday afternoon at approximately 4.30pm, following the report of an upturned vessel 12 miles off the Larne coast.
Volunteer lifeboat crews from Larne and Red Bay RNLI stations conducted a five-hour extensive search of the area before being stood down.
Two P&O ferries and a coastguard helicopter from Prestwick also assisted in the operation, before the ferries returned to their respective ports at Larne and Cairnryan in Scotland.
In a statement, the RNLI said: "An extensive search launched in response to a report from an aircraft of an overturned catamaran 12 nautical miles off Larne, Northern Ireland, at around 4:20pm on 4 November, was stood down at about 10.30pm, pending any new information, after nothing was found.
“A vessel fitting the description was reported lost by its owner on 27 October and no persons have been reported missing.”
