Two fishermen rescued by RNLI three miles from Shoreham-by-Sea

Two fisherman have expressed their thanks to rescue teams after they were pulled from the water as their boat sank.

The men were rescued by RNLI Shoreham three miles south of Shoreham-by-Sea early on Saturday morning.

The pair had just enough time to put on lifejackets and alert the coastguard before their 17ft fishing vessel went down, resulting in them being thrown into the sea.

One of the men, who was named as Robert by the RNLI, says they were both “so relieved to see the lifeboat” after their vessel sank within minutes.

He said: “We both have children and it might have been a different story for our families if the lifeboat crew hadn’t been there to rescue us.

“We want to say a huge thank you to them.”