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Ferry staff rescue passenger from North Sea
Coastguards today praised staff onboard a DFDS ferry who rescued a woman from the North Sea 30 minutes after she toppled overboard.
The 23-year-old female passenger fell from the deck of the Princess Seaways about 20-miles off the coast of Scarborough as it travelled from North Shields to Ijmuiden on Monday evening.
The ferry immediately went into reverse and launched a high speed lifeboat to search for her in the water.
She was spotted after about 30-minutes and plucked from the icy water and returned to the ferry, from where she was airlifted to hospital by a helicopter from RAF Leconfield in Yorkshire.
A spokeswoman for the coastguards praised the ferry staff, saying it was their swift action that saved the woman's life.
By Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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