Man dies after going overboard on ferry travelling from Belfast to Scotland
A man has died after he somehow ever overboard on a ferry travelling from Belfast to a Scottish village.
Ferry company Stena Line said the ‘man overboard’ incident took place at around 6pm on Saturday night.
The tragedy happened as the Superfast VIII vessel approached its destination of Loch Ryan Port, in Cairnryan.
‘Emergency response procedures were initiated, including the launch of Stena Line’s onboard fast response craft’, a spokesperson said.
It added that the alarm was raised with the coastguard and Police Scotland.
The man was taken to University Hospital Ayr but he was sadly pronounced dead.
The exact details of the incident and how it happened are currently unclear, but the police are carrying out a full investigation.
Police Scotland said: ‘Enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the incident remain ongoing, however, there are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances.
‘A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.’
The Stena Line vessel resumed its sailing schedule at around 8.30pm.
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