1 year ago
62
Image source, Simon Jones, BBC
The ferry was sailing from Dover to Calais erstwhile the occurrence broke out
By Stuart Maisner
BBC News
A ferry connected which a occurrence broke retired successful the English Channel has been towed to Calais, the French coastguard said.
Passengers are present disembarking aft the ferry safely docked, marine authorities person confirmed.
The blaze started successful the motor room of the Isle of Innisfree connected Friday nighttime and was contained, according to Irish Ferries.
It was sailing from Dover to Calais and had 94 passengers and 89 unit connected board. There were nary reports of immoderate injuries.
Three lifeboats from Dover, Ramsgate and Dungeness were launched arsenic good arsenic a French salvage tug.
Those booked connected imminent Isle of Innisfree sailings volition beryllium transferred to alternate sailings, Irish Ferries said.
The steadfast has apologised to each of its passengers for the disruption to their journeys.
A connection from the steadfast said: "Crews bid regularly to woody with incidents astatine sea, and the institution has enactment its grooming into enactment and the occurrence has been extinguished."
Irish Ferries aboriginal added it volition motorboat a "full probe into the incidental successful conjunction with the applicable authorities".
HM Coastguard said: "The vas has confirmed that the occurrence has been extinguished but [it had experienced] method issues."
Follow BBC South East connected Facebook, connected Twitter, and connected Instagram. Send your communicative ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk.
Related Internet Links
The BBC is not liable for the contented of outer sites.
English (US)