Container stowaways ‘are lucky to be alive’

Three adults and five children discovered in a container in Rosslare, Co Wexford, were lucky to have survived such an arduous journey, the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) said yesterday.

The group was found when a Stena Line ferry from Cherbourg arrived at the port on Thursday, and all of them are safe and well.

“Thank God there were no fatalities because it was an extremely lengthy journey,” said IRHA president Verona Murphy.