P&O Ferries has sparked outrage after sacking 800 seafarers and replacing them with cheaper agency workers.
Many of those fired were refusing to leave ships, leading to security guards with handcuffs being deployed to remove them.
The ferry operator, bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, insisted the decision to cut jobs was "very difficult but necessary" as it was "not a viable business" in its current state.
