Search for woman missing from ferry halted

The search for a woman who feel from a ferry in the Irish Sea has been called off.

The search for a woman who feel from a ferry in the Irish Sea has been called off.

The woman, thought to be a 46-year-old from Bristol, fell into the water from the ferry

Stena Galloway

during a trip from Rosslare to Fishguard.

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A passenger alerted crew who launched a small rescue craft, but she could not be found.

Lifeboats from Rosslare, Fishguard and St David were then scrambled and two helicopters, from the Dublin and Welsh coastguards joined the search about 20 miles off Tuskar Rock, Co Wexford.

Poor visibility hampered the search and although the helicopters searched with infra-red scanners there was no sign of the missing woman.

The ferry eventually continued to its destination and the search was abandoned.