The PSNI confirmed the body of a man has been found and the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Gardaí said they were on the scene assisting the Coast Guard.

Fianna Fáil TD Erin McGreehan said the ferry service has become an 'important tourism and community link' between Co Louth and Co Down since it first launched in 2017.

Irish officials urged that the matter be raised with British officials in ‘strong terms’ with British authorities.

Taoiseach Simon Harris said developer BAM has a ‘track record in terms of the delivery of bridges’.