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| Rosslare ferry: Man remains in custody after woman found dead on board | |
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| Gardaí and emergency services boarded the ship when it docked in Rosslare Harbour | 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 | 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. |
| In a statement, Stenaline said: "We can confirm that An Garda Síochána is investigating an incident that occurred on the 14:00 ferry crossing from Fishguard to Rosslare on Tuesday February 25. | |
| "As this is a live police matter, we cannot provide any further detail on the incident at this time. | |
| "In order to assist with the Garda investigation, last night's 19:30 and 01:30 Stena Nordica sailings were cancelled. Today's 08:30 sailing from Rosslare and return from Fishguard at 14:00 have also been cancelled. At this time, Stena Nordica's next expected departure will be at 19:30 from Rosslare." | |
| A spokesperson for the Wexford coronor said: "The coroner has been informed of this death and as this is an ongoing investigation no future details will be given at this stage. | |
| "An inquest will be held but not until all investigations have been concluded and the result of the post mortem has been received." |