A pet dog has disappeared during a ferry trip from Hobart to Melbourne, leaving her owner in a desperate search.
Holly Alexander said her two-year-old doberman rottweiler cross Ester escaped from her cage on Monday night, during their trip aboard the Spirit of Tasmania.
It remains unclear what has happened to the dog.
She said in a Facebook post that a security guard woke her at midnight to say that Ester had disappeared from her cage.
"(They) had been trying to get her but had no luck. They would only let me look for an hour and I waited in the bar as they kept looking," she said.
"They couldn't find her, they didn't raise any alarms when they were trying to get people to disembark or check their cars as they seem to think that she might of jumped in the utes or trailers.
"I was there up until midday refusing to leave as they said she just vanished, they check their limited cameras that they had on the dock/boat - they don't have cameras facing the kennels.
"She is my best friend and I just want her back. Not knowing if she's dead or alive is killing me."
Ms Alexander, who is moving to Queensland, hopes Ester found her way into a vehicle during the crossing.
