Air rescue for ferry travellers

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ginluvvaThu 31/01/08 22:06

Air rescue for ferry travellers
Riverdance
The ship was hit by a freak wave in bad weather in the Irish Sea
Passengers and crew are being airlifted from a ferry in the Irish Sea after it was hit by a freak wave in bad weather.

Four passengers and 19 crew are being removed after Liverpool coastguard received a Mayday call from the ship at 1943 GMT as it battled 7m waves.

The Riverdance, which sails from Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland to Heysham in Lancashire, is listing to 60 degrees after its cargo shifted.

Royal Navy and RAF Sea King helicopters are involved in the rescue.

They have been drafted in from Prestwick and north Wales.

There is currently one helicopter on scene beginning to wince people off the stricken vessel - two other helicopters are expected shortly, one from Prestwick and another from Dublin Coastguard.

Horrible weather

RAF spokesman Michael Mulford said that conditions may hamper the rescue attempt.

"The Sea King can take up to maybe eighteen over water.

"Under these conditions it may well be less, it may need maybe two goes to get all twenty-three off.

"Its just a question of we will do that as fast and as safe as we can and its really now down to what we can manage to do in the time we have."

Two RNLI lifeboats are also there, as is the Steersman merchant vessel.

According to reports the weather conditions are "horrible" and boats are having difficulty getting close to the ferry.

'Major incident'

The Riverdance - a roll-on-roll-off ferry - got into trouble approximately eight miles west of Fleetwood, Lancashire, in the Irish Sea.

Liverpool Coastguard are treating the rescue as a major incident. There are no reports of anyone injured or missing at present.

However, the coastguard is not sure whether the ferry will capsize and says it is in a precatious position.

Tony Redding, a spokesman for Seatruck Ferries which owns the vessel, said the ship's master ordered the evacuation as a precaution.

It is believed that all those airlifted from the ferry will be taken to Blackpool Airport.

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