Netherlands: IJmuiden Port Closed, Ferry Forced to Turn Back Over Storm

A storm that is hitting the United Kingdom and Western Europe forced a ferry carrying 1,000 people from Newcastle to Amsterdam has been forced to turn back.
Netherlands: IJmuiden Port Closed, Ferry Forced to Turn Back Over Storm
Jack Phillips
10/28/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

A storm that is hitting the United Kingdom and Western Europe forced a ferry carrying 1,000 people from Newcastle to Amsterdam has been forced to turn back.

The storm slammed the United Kingdom overnight, killing at least four people, and cutting power to hundreds of thousands. It appears to now be hitting the Netherlands and other European countries.

ITV News reported that the ferry was forced to return to sea.

The port of IJmuiden was also closed due to the storm.

The ship left England at 5 p.m. on Sunday and was slated to hit Amsterdam on 9:30 a.m.

The ferry is now said to dock at 3:30 p.m. local time.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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