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Hope P&O Ferries of Crossing Dover from Good Friday in doubts as the vessel is “detained” after inspection | business news

Hope P&O Ferries of the resumption of cross-Channel traffic between Dover and Calais later this week appears to have suffered a catastrophic blow after the ship was detained. for “limitations”.

A company universally condemned for its processing of almost 800 sailors who we fired without notice last month, planned for spirit of British new agency-led crew begin transitions from Good Friday.

Such move would potentially allow the company support an effort clear backlog of freight traffic, mainly caused absence of its three ships, based in Dover, ferry holidaymakers to France for Easter.

Trucks queue in the port of Dover as P&O Ferries sailing remain suspended after the ferry company fired 800 workers without warning.  Photo date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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Trucks queue in the port of Dover on Tuesday

However, after two days of testing of spirit of The UK Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA) has confirmed that it failed number of key safety tests and was found unsuitable for cleaning for sea.

The spokesman said, “Spirit of Britain was detained due to the fact that surveyors identified the number of shortcomings that led to for detention.

“We advised P&O to invite us back as soon as they solve the problems. We are not know when will it be.”

It is not clear if the MCA planned to inspect Pride anytime soon. of Canterbury or Pride of Kent, who also sail the Dover-Calais route in normal times.

Pride of Hull, which runs between Hull and Rotterdam, and the European Causeway, which runs between Larne and Cairnryan, are the only two P&O vessels to have been re-inspected and cleared for back service.

Pride of Kent remains under detention and the rest are yet to be tested.

P&O Ferries is not yet comment.

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The exercises are held out using safety parachutes and life rafts side of spirit of Britannia last month

The scandal with the layoffs turned out to be a thorn in the side in in side of in government what prompted for action against company.

However, he needs a P&O fleet back in curbing service queues in Dover.

The Department for Transport plans to prevent a recurrence of in saga – which include the provision of port authorities power prevent ships from sailing if owners neglect the minimum wage rules – have also met opposition.

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