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Ferry death: Man remains in custody after woman found dead on board | |
(32 minutes later) | |
Gardaí and emergency services boarded the ship when it docked in Rosslare Harbour | |
Gardaí (Irish police) are continuing to question a man in connection with the death of a woman on board a ferry sailing from Wales to Ireland. | Gardaí (Irish police) are continuing to question a man in connection with the death of a woman on board a ferry sailing from Wales to Ireland. |
The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, on the 14:00 GMT Stena Line sailing from Fishguard to Rosslare in County Wexford. | The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, on the 14:00 GMT Stena Line sailing from Fishguard to Rosslare in County Wexford. |
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene after being alerted to what police described as "an unexplained death" shortly after 17:00 local time. They then boarded the ship, which is currently docked at Rosslare Harbour. | Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene after being alerted to what police described as "an unexplained death" shortly after 17:00 local time. They then boarded the ship, which is currently docked at Rosslare Harbour. |
The woman was later pronounced dead. Gardaí are currently awaiting the results of a post-mortem. | The woman was later pronounced dead. Gardaí are currently awaiting the results of a post-mortem. |
The ferry docked at Rosslare in County Wexford after travelling from Fishguard in Wales | |
Irish broadcaster RTÉ reported that the ship's captain made an emergency call about half an hour before the ship docked. | Irish broadcaster RTÉ reported that the ship's captain made an emergency call about half an hour before the ship docked. |
On Tuesday evening, the 19:00 outbound Stena sailing from Rosslare to Fishguard was cancelled with passengers being accommodated by Irish ferries on the 20:45 sailing from Rosslare to Pembroke, according to the company. | On Tuesday evening, the 19:00 outbound Stena sailing from Rosslare to Fishguard was cancelled with passengers being accommodated by Irish ferries on the 20:45 sailing from Rosslare to Pembroke, according to the company. |