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| Coastguard and RNLI lifeboats search after report of 'missing' Irish Sea ferry passenger | Coastguard and RNLI lifeboats search after report of 'missing' Irish Sea ferry passenger |
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| RNLI and the coastguard have carried out searches after a report of a person missing from an Irish Sea ferry. | |
| The RNLI received a call at 08:40 BST after the overnight Stena Mersey ferry from Birkenhead arrived in Belfast. | The RNLI received a call at 08:40 BST after the overnight Stena Mersey ferry from Birkenhead arrived in Belfast. |
| It is believed that a man from Manchester is missing. | |
| The Donaghadee lifeboat searched the ferry's route from Copeland Islands off the County Down, while the Bangor crew searched inner Belfast Lough. | The Donaghadee lifeboat searched the ferry's route from Copeland Islands off the County Down, while the Bangor crew searched inner Belfast Lough. |
| Lifeboat crews were launched at 08:54 BST. | Lifeboat crews were launched at 08:54 BST. |
| Belfast Harbour Police said: "Inquiries undertaken by Belfast Harbour Police indicate that the last sighting of a missing male from the Manchester area was in the early hours of Tuesday morning onboard the Stena Liverpool to Belfast ferry while the ship was en route in the Irish Sea. | |
| "Details have been passed to police in Merseyside constabulary who are continuing the investigation together with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency." | |
| The Stena ferry arrived in Belfast at 06:29 BST, the coastguard service confirmed. | The Stena ferry arrived in Belfast at 06:29 BST, the coastguard service confirmed. |
| Stena said they would not be commenting as an investigation was under way. | Stena said they would not be commenting as an investigation was under way. |