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Lauren Harte

P&O vessel passes inspection and back in service after passengers left stranded off NI coast

A P&O ferry that went adrift for several hours off the coast of Northern Ireland on Tuesday afternoon has been cleared to sail again.

The European Causeway, which can carry up to 410 passengers, was about five miles away from Larne Harbour when it experienced a mechanical issue.

The vessel lost power for more than an hour while sailing from Cairnryan at around 12 noon to Larne, where it was due to arrive at 2pm.

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