A family of three have spoken of the "terrifying" conditions that unfolded as stormy conditions battered a ferry crossing from Liverpool to the Isle of Man, leaving passengers injured and cars damaged. Jessica Birch was returning to the island with her six-year-old son Noah and husband Alex on Sunday's evening's fast-craft Manannan sailing.

The Manannan’s sailing from Liverpool to Douglas faced severe conditions, prompting the captain to issue what passengers described as a ‘code red’ to staff over the vessel’s loudspeaker system, an alert the Steam Packet later clarified to be a ‘working party red’ alert.