File image of the Stena Horizon in older livery, on approach to Rosslare Harbour
Credit: Ian Mantel/Wikimedia
A mother and daughter were hospitalised after going overboard from a ferry in Belfast Lough on Thursday evening (25 February).
As BBC News reports, the pair were rescued from the water by emergency response crews from the Stena Horizon and another Stena vessel nearby.
It is not yet known how the woman and her child — an 11-year-old girl — came to enter the water, and Belfast Harbour Police said they are investigating the incident.
MacDara Conroy is a contributor covering all things on the water, from boating and wildlife to science and business
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