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Second P&O ferry detained after safety inspection, coastguard agency says

A second P&O ferry is being detained, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said after undertaking a safety inspection. The firm sparked outrage after sacking 800 seafarers without notice on March 17, amid plans to bring in cheaper agency ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:55

P&O chief executive to be quizzed by MPs over sackings

The chief executive of P&O Ferries is to be quizzed by MPs on Thursday over the controversial sacking of nearly 800 workers without notice amid continued protests over the dismissals. Peter Hebblethwaite will appear before a joint hearing of ...

24 Mar 2022 at 01:25

UK ports will be required to check seafarers’ pay after P&O sackings

UK ports will be required to check whether ferry crews are paid at least the national minimum wage following the P&O Ferries sackings, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. The Cabinet minister told MPs that the Government will ...

27 Apr 2022 at 14:25

One of two ships cleared as P&O Ferries tries to resume normal operations

One of the two P&O Ferries vessels which was being held for inspection has been cleared to sail, as the company attempts to resume normal operations. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the Norbay has been cleared while the ...

22 Apr 2022 at 15:55

New P&O Ferries crew did not know how to use life-saving equipment – report

Cheaper agency workers hired by P&O Ferries to replace sacked seafarers did not know how to use life-saving appliances, according to a new report. A total of 23 failures on Spirit of Britain were found by Maritime and Coastguard ...

28 Apr 2022 at 14:25

P&O Ferries vessel cleared to sail again after breaking down in Irish Sea

A P&O Ferries vessel which went adrift in the Irish Sea has been cleared to sail again. European Causeway lost power for more than an hour while sailing from Cairnryan in southern Scotland to Larne, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday....

28 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Coastguard appoints first full-time chaplain in its 200-year history

A full-time chaplain has been appointed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for the first time in its 200-year history to provide support for its frontline staff. Reverend Tom Ebbens, who has worked as a volunteer for ...

16 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Fishing boat which capsized was operated in ‘unsafe manner’, report finds

A fishing boat which sank with three crew on board was being operated in an “unsafe manner” and capsized after it was loaded to the point of instability, a report has found. Carl McGrath, 34, Ross Ballantine, 39, and Alan ...

23 Jun 2022 at 10:27

Lives feared lost after small boat incident in Channel

A number of fatalities are feared after an incident involving a small boat off the coast of Kent on Wednesday morning. The Royal Navy, French navy, HM Coastguard and RNLI lifeboats are all involved in a major operation. ...

14 Dec 2022 at 11:19

Men who died after tug sank named by police

Two men who died after the tugboat they were on capsized have been named by police. A major rescue operation was launched after the vessel capsized while assisting a cruise ship off Custom House Quay, Greenock, ...

28 Feb 2023 at 14:22

Coastguard launches search and rescue over small boat incident in the Channel

A large search and rescue operation has been launched in the Channel following an incident involving a small boat off the coast of Kent on Wednesday morning. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said HM ...

14 Dec 2022 at 10:17

Salmon farm company fined £800,000 over accident in which worker was killed

A salmon farming firm has been fined £800,000 after one of its workers was crushed and drowned as he was transferring from a boat to a floating structure. Clive Hendry, 58, was killed on February 18 ...

09 May 2023 at 17:57

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