No device found on Belfast ferry after evacuation

Passengers on Liverpool service are allowed back on after PSNI search

The PSNI searched the Belfast-Liverpool ferry
The PSNI searched the Belfast-Liverpool ferry

Passengers were evacuated from a ferry after a report that a “device” had been left on board.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland [PSNI] said the Belfast to Liverpool service was held in Belfast while the vessel was searched.

At around 12.50am on Sunday, the PSNI said no device was found and passengers were allowed to re-embark.

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