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Cross Channel ferry heading to Dover runs aground at Port of Calais
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By KentOnline reporter
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Published: 14:15, 10 December 2017 | Updated: 14:32, 10 December 2017

A cross Channel ferry with more than 300 passengers on board has run aground near the Port of Calais.

The P&O vessel was heading to Dover when it happened earlier this afternoon.

The company has confirmed none of those on board were injured and the ship is now afloat again.

A P&O ferry bound for Dover has run aground in bad weather near the Port of Calais. Pic: Dean Carguillo

None of the 300 + passengers on board the vessel were injured. Pic Dean Carguillo

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A spokesperson said: "We can confirm that one of our ships ran aground leaving the Port of Calais this afternoon.

"There are no reports of injuries, the ship is now afloat and we are hoping to transfer our passengers to an alternative ship as soon as possible."

Tugs have been brought in to get the ferry to safety. Pic: Dean Carguillo

It is understood to have happened in high winds and the vessel is believed to have collided with a walkway.

Work is now underway to move all of the passengers onto another boat so they can continue their journey to Kent.

Earlier, the Port of Calais was closed due to bad weather.


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pride was hurt,,,,,,bengy

As an ex cross channel engineer , events like that are reminiscent of The Herald of Free Enterprise , when a lot more than pride was hurt

[Keith at Tregenna]

SeemS the P&O vessel got into difficulty after it hit a gangway while manoeuvring to leave the port for Dover, the company said. Nobody was hurt in the incident though cross-channel traffic has been disrupted. A total of 316 people, including 208 passengers, were on board the 11.55am ferry at the time.

Nobody was hurt in the incident though cross-channel traffic has been disrupted.

K.

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Although it hit the gangway , it was wind gusts that put it on the sandbank

[Keith at Tregenna]

The ferry was identified as the Pride of Kent.

P&O confirmed the incident in a statement.

"There are no reported injuries, the ship was refloated within two hours and we hope to transfer our passengers to an alternative ship as soon as possible," the statement said.

Passenger ferry runs aground on sandbank in Calais in storm - BBC News

[Keith at Tregenna]

Although it hit the gangway , it was wind gusts that put it on the sandbank

Been on ferries in bad weather, just one person vomits another slips, A break or fracture etc is common.

On this occasion the PR team have released:

Nobody was hurt in the incident though cross-channel traffic has been disrupted ?

K.

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I did 14 years on the cross channel run and people underestimate it it's only a 50 or 60 mile run but it can be some of the roughest toughest sees you ever get combined with some strange tidal patterns especially around the Isle of Wight . The one thing I would say though is I have never sailed with such a bunch of professional ship handlers as the Masters of ships on the channel run they were the good guys . I have been on a ship that leaned over 33 degrees which is no fun at all with a combination of tides and winds on the entrance to Portsmouth coming round the Isle of Wight . If I go to France now I take the tunnel every time

[Keith at Tregenna]

I prefer the ferry, personal choice, as long as some one else is driving.

Nothing like A pint or two on voyage, in the morning.

C'est la vie.

K.


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It depends really where I am going in France if I am going towards St Omer or Paris then the tunnel is worth the drive up the coast if I am going to central or south France then I would get the ferry from Portsmouth and have an overnight sleep getting off in the morning ready to drive the distance if I do that I'll normally spend the extra and get a sleeper chair

[Chris Allman]

We have a pic and details of Pride of Kent in our Gallery see HERE