Fire on River Suir passenger ferry hours after fuel-leak repair 

Report says repair could have contributed to problem and it was 'hard to rule out' that earlier fuel leak was linked to fire 

Fire broke out on board the Frazer Tintern roll-on, roll-off ferry between Ballyhack, Co Wexford, and Passage East, Co Waterford on August 5, 2021. Picture: Andy Gibson

A fire broke out on a passenger ferry on the River Suir just hours after a fuel leak on the vessel’s engine had been repaired, an investigation has revealed.

The fire took place on board Frazer Tintern — the roll-on, roll-off ferry which operates on the mouth of the River Suir between Ballyhack, Co Wexford, and Passage East, Co Waterford, — shortly after 6pm on August 5, 2021.