Another P&O Ferries vessel was detained after inspectors determined the “number of of shortcomings” that call into question on firms plans restart the Dover-Calais route before Easter.
Spirit of Britain, based in Dover, has been detained by the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA) and will not be released until more verification is done. out.
representative for MCA stated: “We advised P&O to invite us back as soon as they solve the problems. We are not know but when will that be?
detention of the ship arrives as P&O planned to resume cross-Channel services between Dover and Calais. for Easter weekend.
Spirit of The UK will not be able to return until the MCA is satisfied that the ferries “comply with the requirements of port state control regime and are safe for going to sea”.
MCA is in process of inspection of all eight of P&O Ferries ships after the company fired all 800 ships of its workforce in the UK, replacing them with cheaper workers of foreign agencies.
Pride of Kent – other vessel in use on route Dover-Calais remains under detention after the failure safety inspection.
European dam, which runs from Cairnryan in Scotland to Larne in Northern Ireland, was detained last month over problems with crew training, but earlier this week she was re-examined and cleared to sail. Pride of The body, which runs from the port of the Humber to Rotterdam received permission to sail.
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Absence of ferries arrive amid warnings of widespread disruption to travel at Dover and other ports in Kent in in run-up until Easter weekend.
British customs officials admitted last week that they were fighting resolve shutdown in a key post-Brexit IT system, with drivers complained that the malfunction was adding long delays for freight traffic trying to cross the English Channel.
Logistics UK called for “quick recovery of full ferry capacity” until the Easter weekend to help reduce long lines of trucks.
