Gardaí in Wexford say a man has been arrested following the unexplained death on the ferry.RollingNews.ie
Gardaí in Wexford said this evening, Tuesday, February 25 that they are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman following an incident on board a passenger ferry en route to Rosslare, Co Wexford earlier today.
Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to the incident shortly after 5 pm and embarked on the ship, which is currently docked at Rosslare Harbour.
A woman was later pronounced deceased and her body remains at the scene.
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.
The scene has been preserved for technical and forensic examination.
The Office of the State Pathologist and local Coroner have been notified. A post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course, the outcome of which will determine the course of the investigation.
A Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) has been appointed to lead the investigation and a Family Liaison Officer (FLO) has been assigned to provide support and information to the deceased’s family.
Investigations are ongoing.
A spokesperson for Stena Line told Wexford People: “An incident occurred this afternoon on the 14:00 sailing from Fishguard [in Wales] to Rosslare.
"This a police matter, so please direct all further questions to the gardaí.
“The 19:30 sailing from Rosslare and 01:30 am sailing from Fishguard are cancelled as a result.”
The Irish Times reported on Tuesday evening that the ferry was understood to have been carrying a significant number of passengers on its service, including some returning from the weekend’s Six Nations rugby fixture which was held in Cardiff.
They were all kept on board into Tuesday night as investigating gardaí took statements and attempted to piece together a sequence of events.