A freight ferry according to Stena Line said there was no fire on board its ship which was forced to make a return to Belfast Port on Tuesday evening.

The incident led to fire crews attending the scene in the port and the ferry company added the vessel made its return as a precaution.

The freight ro-ro vessel Stena Scotia which was bound for Heysham in Lancashire, had departed Belfast at 8.30pm with 22 crew and 10 truck drivers onboard. However, the 13,017 gross tonnage ship returned to the port at around 9pm after it reported that a freight trailer on a vehicle deck was "heating with a small amount of smoke".

Stena said smoke was seen to be coming from an overheating trailer which was believed to have contained oxidising aluminium.

Crew members of the Isle of Man registered ro-ro which sails on the 8-hour Irish Sea route responded by cooling the trailer with hoses.

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