UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency Detains P&O Ferry Unready to Sail
Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) on Friday detained a ferry operated by P&O in Northern Ireland because it was not ready to sail, the agency and P&O said.
The British government has already said it will take legal action over P&O Ferries' decision to fire 800 staff earlier this month with immediate effect.
The ferry European Causeway, which operates between Cairnryan in Scotland and Larne in Northern Ireland, will be detained until the company resolves all the issues, a spokesperson for the MCA said, citing "crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training".
"Following my instruction to inspect all P&O vessels prior to entering back into service, the @MCA_Media has detained a ship for being unfit to sail," British transport minister Grant Shapps said in a tweet.
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P&O: Second ferry detained over safety concerns
29 March 2022
A second P&O ferry has failed a safety inspection and been detained, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said.
The Pride of Kent is one of eight ships to need inspections before re-entering service, after 800 staff were sacked.
The firm replaced staff with agency workers paid less than the minimum wage, but the government says it has prepared measures to block P&O's plans.
On Friday, another P&O ferry was held after being declared "unfit to sail".
The MCA was inspecting the Pride of Kent to make sure it was safe to go to sea without passengers or cargo.
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P&O boss Peter Hebblethwaite is under pressure to reverse his decision to sack 800 seafarers (EPA)