Police and other emergency services were searching the Belfast Lough area early on Sunday morning.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland asked the public to avoid the area.
FlightRadar showed a Rescue 199 helicopter scanning the lough just after midnight.
Police said there were no further details available.
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