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P&O Ferries Ship Pride of Kent Under 4th Inspection After 3 Failings

Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 6:37 pm
by claireokc
A P&O Ferries vessel is under Port State Control (PSC) inspection for the fourth time on Monday after it failed three previous inspections. The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said a team of surveyors was “carrying out a reinspection of Pride of Kent at the request of P&O Ferries.” The vessel has been moored at the Port of Dover in Kent since March 17 when P&O Ferries sacked 786 UK-based crew members to replace them with cheaper agency workers and suspended most of its operations. After British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps ordered detailed PSC inspections of all P&O vessels before they could resume sailing, five of the eight vessels subject to inspection have been cleared to sail. ...

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/po-ferrie ... 54229.html