A person has been rescued from the sea after falling overboard from a ferry.
The incident took place on Saturday afternoon on CalMac’s MV Alfred ferry, which had been travelling from Troon to Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
The ferry left Troon at around 1.35pm, and during the course of the journey, a passenger went overboard.
An urgent search was launched, and the person was quickly recovered from the sea by MV Alfred’s crew.
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The vessel then returned to the Troon port, where the coastguard and emergency services were waiting.
Customers are being advised that services operated by MV Alfred will be delayed for the rest of the day.
A CalMac spokesperson said: “A person has been rescued from the sea after going overboard from a ferry.
"An urgent search was launched after a passenger went overboard from the 1.35pm MV Alfred service travelling from Troon to Brodick.”
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