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

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.