This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/7857643.stm
The article has changed 16 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Lorry found hanging out of ferry | Lorry found hanging out of ferry |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| One hundred and fifty six passengers and 33 crew have been stranded overnight on a Stena Voyager just off the port of Stranraer. | |
| The ferry, bound for Belfast, had to return to Stranraer after a lorry was discovered hanging off the back. | The ferry, bound for Belfast, had to return to Stranraer after a lorry was discovered hanging off the back. |
| Passengers have been supplied with blankets and food. A crane is on its way from the north of England to remove the lorry. | Passengers have been supplied with blankets and food. A crane is on its way from the north of England to remove the lorry. |
| The vessel was not long at sea when a loud bang was heard by passengers. | The vessel was not long at sea when a loud bang was heard by passengers. |
| "The ship then almost came to a standstill," Peter McCrory from Dungannon told BBC News. | "The ship then almost came to a standstill," Peter McCrory from Dungannon told BBC News. |
| "However, we discovered on looking out the rear doors there was a lorry hanging out through the back, it had burst the rear doors." | "However, we discovered on looking out the rear doors there was a lorry hanging out through the back, it had burst the rear doors." |
| Mr McCrory said while it had been a frightening experience, "if the boat had taken in water, it could have been a tragedy". | Mr McCrory said while it had been a frightening experience, "if the boat had taken in water, it could have been a tragedy". |
| Colin Lockhead from Clyde Coastguard said they had been monitoring the situation. | Colin Lockhead from Clyde Coastguard said they had been monitoring the situation. |
| "We put out Stranraer lifeboat and the Stranraer Coastguard rescue team as well just to stand by the vessel for safety reasons," he said. | "We put out Stranraer lifeboat and the Stranraer Coastguard rescue team as well just to stand by the vessel for safety reasons," he said. |
| "Because of the lorry still hanging from the stern of the vessel it was unable to hook up to the links man at the harbour, so the passengers and vehicles have been unable to disembark from the vessel." | "Because of the lorry still hanging from the stern of the vessel it was unable to hook up to the links man at the harbour, so the passengers and vehicles have been unable to disembark from the vessel." |
| Stena spokesman Nigel Tilson said the lorry was carrying a non-hazardous load. | Stena spokesman Nigel Tilson said the lorry was carrying a non-hazardous load. |
| "The ship was quickly stabilised and no-one on board was injured - the hole in the back of the vessel was 30ft above the water line," he said. | "The ship was quickly stabilised and no-one on board was injured - the hole in the back of the vessel was 30ft above the water line," he said. |