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Medevac off Belfast
The Bangor CRT and NIAS were tasked to the 'Stena Superfast VII', en route to Belfast, for a medical emergency on board. A passenger had a suspected cardiac arrest in pos. 54 45 21 N, 005 37 37 W, around 2,5 nautical miles off Blackhead Light House, Belfast Lough, on May 27, 2023, at 3.55 p.m. UTC. The ferry turned around to Belfast, and the Bangor CRT took the patient off, who was transferred to an ambulance. The SAROPS was terminated at 5.10 p.m.
Fire in engine room
A fire broke out in the engine room of the 'Stena Superfast VII' during the crossing from Cairnryan to Belfast on July 12, 2021 around 9 p.m. Lifeboats from Bangor, Donaghadee and Larne were tasked to deal with the incident. Coastguard rescue teams from Bangor, Portaferry, Larne and Portmuck also attended. The vessel was due to arrive in Belfast at about 9.45 p.m. It arrived with the coastguard and tugs standing by at 10.15 p.m. Passengers safely disembarked the ferry. They had been advised to congregate in designated areas after the alarm was raised, when the ferry was in Belfast Lough.
Nuclear submarine had near miss with ferry
A nuclear submarine had a near miss with the "Superfast VII" headed from Belfast to Scotland in the Irish Sea on Nov 6, 2018, but the decision to start an investigation was declared only on Jan 21, 2019. An investigation has been launched into the previously unreported incident. The submarine was submerged at the depth needed to extend its periscope above the surface of the water. The Royal Navy would not confirm which of its 10 submarines was involved. They are all nuclear-powered but only four carry Trident nuclear missiles.
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