Ferry passengers shocked and saddened at death of man making trip from Belfast to Cairnryan
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The incident is understood to have occurred as the 3.30pm Stena Line sailing from Belfast approached the Scottish port, resulting in the man being airlifted to a hospital in Ayr by a Coastguard helicopter.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We received a report of a man having gone overboard from a ferry at Belfast Way, Cairnryan. Emergency services attended and the man was taken to University Hospital Ayr.”
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Hide AdThe police spokesperson added: “Enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the incident remain ongoing, however there are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances,”
A motorcyclist travelling home to Scotland from Belfast posted an account of the incident on social media.
He said: “Sadly my retirement trip had a disturbing and depressing ending. I boarded the Belfast - Cairnryan ferry and settled down for the short 2 hour sailing. As we approached Cairnryan, we were called down to the car decks, bikes unstrapped, and were waiting for the doors to open.
"Then a member of the crew told all passengers to return to the restaurant. The crew had to do a headcount… and the Police interviewed the witnesses.”
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Hide AdThe passenger added: "After one and a half hours we were allowed to leave the ship, but this was done slowly to allow the Police to question each passenger. It was a very sad ending to my trip and one I still haven't got my head round”.