UK Detains P&O Ship Deemed ‘Unfit to Sail’ After Company Sacked and Replaced Crew

UK Detains P&O Ship Deemed ‘Unfit to Sail’ After Company Sacked and Replaced Crew
P&O European Causeway ferry docked at Larne Port, Northern Ireland, on March 17, 2022. David Young/PA Media
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A ship operated by P&O Ferries has been detained in Larne, Northern Ireland, on Friday night after it was deemed “unfit to sail.”

It came after the UK’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps ordered “very detailed inspections” of all P&O vessels following the company’s abrupt dismissal and replacement of 800 seafarers.