A P&O ferry that was detained by the coastguard is set to resume sailing next week
The European Causeway, which sails from Larne to Cairnryan had been detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency for “failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training” in March.
Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, said he would not compromise the safety of P&O vessels and insisted that the company was not able to rush training for inexperienced people. The company sacked almost 800 seafarers and replaced them with agency staff on cheaper salaries.
