Massive queues built up at ports including Dover and Hull with protests and confused travellers after P&O ruthlessly sacked hundreds of staff, leaving some routes cancelled for ten days.
The 800 workers were sacked immediately, with no notice, and are set to be replaced by agency workers, leading to services halting at 11am on Thursday.
Security guards wearing balaclavas boarded ships with handcuffs to remove fired crew, it was alleged.
