THEY came together in a night of revelry and have been bound together ever since by the horror that visited them.It was a reunion of sorts for six young survivors of the Sydney Harbour boat crash as they farewelled two of their mates at separate funerals yesterday.By all accounts, the crew who assembled to drink to the closing of an East Balmain pub last Wednesday night were eclectic - some were lifelong friends, some had only recently met.But for Michael Tsimnadis, Thanawat Chudtalay, Jarad Chivers, Gene Robson, Edmund Renew and Chloe Dickey, that has been of little consequence since the accident. They arrived at the services, congregated outside, hugged, chatted and cried together as they remembered Elizabeth Holder, 20, and Alexander "Pondy" Nikakis, 29.Also at the funerals were the two fishermen, Sam Oweck and Nassar Farache, who hauled the survivors out of the water.In one teary scene outside Ms Holder's service, a line of family and friends stood waiting to thank the two fishermen."What you did was incredible. We can't thank you enough," one person said.Earlier, Ms Holder's older sister, Michelle, said that at the age of three her sister was singing along to the The Rocky Horror Picture Show tune Sweet Transvestite in nappies and her mother's stockings. Michelle sent apologies from Frank-N-Furter, who could not make it: "Lizzie and him go way back," she said.Ms Holder described her sister as an effervescent person, who graduated in later life from her obsession with The Rocky Horror Picture Show to obsessing over Shrek , Zoolander and the Austin Powers movies.But etiquette and decorum, she said, were not her sister's strong points. She had a habit of saying things and telling jokes at inappropriate times and her mother would often jokingly bemoan having spent so much money on her education.But Ms Holder said life was never boring when her sister was around. "With Lizzie you were always assured of a shoulder to cry on, a vodka or two, shared confidences and a great haircut."Older brother James said that his sister's life was defined by "how manic her personality was, how warm her smile was and the level of energy she maintained throughout"."Usually your stories made us laugh or cringe. This time, Lizzie, your story has broken our hearts and made us cry," he said.Elizabeth Holder has also left behind a partner, Josh.At Mr Nikakis's funeral, his mother, Roberta, revealed that her son was an organ donor and his death had meant that five people's lives had been saved.She said her "vivacious and energetic" son had died - as he had often been found in life - "surrounded by women".Her son had been an organ donor, she said, and so his death meant that "five people's lives have been saved and two people's lives have been changed for the better".A family friend, Chris Leigh, described Mr Nikakis as a "beautiful young man" who was full of life. He drew laughter from the mainly Greek audience as he recalled how Mr Nikakis earned the nickname "Pondy", from the Greek term meaning "little mouse", from when he was a infant."It's something of a reflection of the character of the guy that he kept the name even as a big fella," Mr Leigh said. "He was gentle and tough and he had all the characteristics we like in people. Everyone loved Pondy and [they] were very, very attracted to him."There is confusion about who was piloting the boat at the time of the accident. Outside the church, one of the survivors, Mr Tsimnadis, said he did not know who was at the helm."I personally do not know - you can print that," he said.Earlier in the week, the father of the crash survivor Matthew Reynolds told a Sydney newspaper that his son had not been controlling the boat at the time of the crash on the harbour, as was originally thought.