P&O Ferries ship had record number of faults including rescue boats that don’t work, inspectors find

P&O Ferries’ Pride of Kent had record number of faults including rescue boats that didn’t work and fire safety failures, inspectors found after firm sacked 800 workers without notice The Pride of Kent was held for six weeks by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Inspectors from the agency found it had 47 failures, a record … Read more

P&O Ferries vessel that lost power and drifted in Irish Sea is cleared to sail again

A P&O Ferries vessel which went adrift in the Irish Sea has been cleared to sail again  – amid reports the company is paying agency crews a basic rate of less than £4 an hour. The European Causeway, which can carry 410 passengers, lost power for more than an hour while sailing from Cairnryan in … Read more

P&O Ferries updates as it suspends all services to Calais until Friday with lorries stuck at Dover

P&O Ferries has suspended all services to Calais until Good Friday with thousands of lorries stuck at Dover causing yet more mayhem for those trying to cross the channel – as the meat industry is demanding hauliers carrying fresh food are given priority.  Britain’s busiest port Dover is being forced to contend with a perfect … Read more