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This afternoon.

Stena Line said in a statement: “All the individuals are reported to be in good health and have been moved to a private passenger lounge on the ship where their wellbeing is the focus of our employees.

“Stena Line has alerted security and immigration officials in Rosslare so as the necessary arrangements can be made for the group on the vessel’s arrival “.

….All of the people involved are men aged between 20 and 40 years old, and it is believed they said they had travelled from Belgium up to five days ago. The nationality of the people is not yet known but they are believed to be Asian,

Up to 16 people found alive in truck on ferry headed to Rosslare (RTÉ)

16 people discovered in sealed lorry trailer on Cherbourg-Rosslare ferry (Sky News)

Update:

This evening.

Rosslare Europort, County Wexford.

Emergency services embark on to the Stena Horizon.

Eamonn Farrell/Rollingnews

Garerth Dunlop writes:

Two shocking words have entered the Irish lexicon in the last decade. These are stay-cation and holi-stay, both equal in their evil awfulness. However there is a new pretender to the throne. Car-cation.  Car-cation, really? Yes, according to the Stena marketing team.