Stena HSS in Irish Sea accident

Stena Line’s HSS fast ferry Stena Voyager was involved in a serious accident last week while on her regular run between the Scottish port of Stranraer and Belfast, Northern Ireland. A freight vehicle carrying chemical powder broke loose and smashed its way through the stern doors. The vessel returned to Stranraer immediately, with the lorry hanging half out of the vessel. A total of 189 passenger and crew were aboard the vessel at the time and were prevented from leaving the craft until the lorry had been safely recovered.

A 400 ton crane had to be brought in to recover the lorry, but due to very high winds some passengers had to stay onboard the ferry for two nights before they could be taken ashore. At one stage the rescue services were using a cherrypicker to take passengers ashore one-by-one, but this had to be stopped because of gale force winds. Sphere: Related Content