Report reveals two passenger ferries had near miss at Rosslare Harbour this year

Photograph taken from the bridge wing of the “Stena Europe” showing the “Connemara” passing around 100m from it on March 16. Picture via Marine Casualty Investigation Board

Two large passenger ferries narrowly avoided a collision near the entrance to the port of Rosslare Harbour earlier this year, an investigation has revealed.

A report by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board has revealed details of what was described as a “close quarter incident” at the Co. Wexford port on March 16 when the two vessels passed within 100 metres of each other outside the harbour’s breakwater.