A search for a child believed to have fallen overboard from a ferry as it made its way towards Belfast Port has been called off for the night.
A woman and the child reportedly plunged from the Stena Line boat as it made its way into Belfast port from Cairnryan on Scotland's western coast tonight.
The woman was rescued and taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast for treatment, where she is stable. She was recovered by a pilot boat 15 minutes after the alarm was raised.
The search is expected to resume at first light tomorrow.
A PSNI spokesman said: "It was reported that two people fell into the water from a ferry. One person was rescued and was taken to hospital for treatment for suspected hypothermia.
"The search operation is ongoing for the second person, this is believed to be a young child."
The condition of the rescued woman is described is stable.
