A man continues to be questioned by gardai following the death of a woman on board a passenger ferry. The incident occurred on a 2pm Stena Nordica sailing from Fishguard in Wales to Rosslare Europort, and the ferry docked in Co Wexford. Emergency services were alerted to the incident shortly after 5pm and boarded the ship upon its arrival.
A woman was pronounced dead at the scene, which was then preserved for an examination. A garda spokesperson said: “A man was arrested in connection with the investigation and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in the eastern region.”.
A number of Stena Nordica services were cancelled to assist with the garda investigation. The next expected departure will be at 7.30pm from Rosslare. A Stena Line spokesperson said: “As this is a live police matter, we cannot provide any further detail on the incident at this time.”.
