A ship carrying freight from Merseyside to Belfast was in collision with a ferry last week.An investigation into the incident, which happened about a mile and a half from shore between Carrickfergus and Helen’s Bay, was instituted immediately.
There were no injuries, but both vessels, the Stena Feronia and the Union Moon, were substantially damaged. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said both captains had been breathalysed.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the police are involved in the investigation.