Search after person goes overboard from Clyde ferry

CalMac vessel MV Ali Cat was sent to join the search efforts

A person has gone overboard from a ferry in the Firth of Clyde.

Coastguard crews, including the service's helicopter, and lifeboat personnel have launched a search following the incident between Dunoon and Gourock on Sunday afternoon.

CalMac and Western Ferries said sailings on the route had been suspended until further notice.

Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service are also in attendance.

The Western Ferries vessel, from which the person went overboard, is a car and passenger service.

CalMac said its vessel the MV Ali Cat was assisting coastguard crews with the search.

The company initially said its sailings were due to resume at 15:20, but that has now been pushed back indefinitely.

Western Ferries has also cancelled all of its sailings.

Coastguards carried out searches on foot along the Gourock waterfront while police officers have been posted at the nearby ferry terminal.

Passengers have been warned to check the latest advice before departing on their journeys.