A man has died after falling off a Stena Line ferry, sparking a major search and rescue operation. The man fell into the water in a port near Stranraer at 5.50pm on Saturday.
The ferry was sailing from Belfast to Cairnryan when the incident happened, on board a Stena Superfast VIII ship. Response vehicles from Stranraer lifeboat station and a Coastguard helicopter were deployed.
A Stena Line rescue craft was also launched. The man was found and airlifted to University Hospital Ayr. Police Scotland say he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
