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The need to adjust the ship's bow trim to use the port facilities at Zeebrugge and failure to readjust before departure was another factor in the capsizing. [20] In October 1983, Herald of Free Enterprise ' s sister ship Pride of Free Enterprise had sailed from Dover to Zeebrugge with the bow doors open, after her assistant boatswain fell ...
Many of the assets were sold to Transeuropa Ferries which revived the route between Ramsgate and Ostend, first as a freight-only service, and subsequently taking passengers and cars. However, this itself closed in 2013 and since P&O Ferries closed their Hull-Zeebrugge service in 2021 there is currently no car ferry between the U.K. and Belgium.
North Sea Ferries was a ferry company which was jointly owned by P&O Group and Nedlloyd. [1] It operated from 1965 until 1996, when it was merged into P&O Operations (P&O North Sea Ferries), [2] it had routes from Hull to Rotterdam (Europort) and Zeebrugge. P&O North Sea Ferries was then merged with P&O Ferries in 2003. [3]
Almost 500 flights were cancelled over the past three days due to thick fog. London Gatwick airport alone saw almost 300 arrivals and departures grounded between Friday and Sunday, with two dozen ...
Norsea and Norsun were refitted and returned to P&O North Sea Ferries on the Hull–Zeebrugge route as Pride of York and Pride of Bruges. Following P&O's acquisition of P&O Stena Line in 2002, P&O North Sea Ferries was merged and rebranded with P&O's Portsmouth and Dover operations under the current P&O Ferries Ltd name.
The ship was under the operation of North Sea Ferries at the time of the accident. On 14 August 2002, Norsea had a fire in the forward engine room. This was caused by ignition of thermal heating oil, which leaked during repairs. On 2 September 2002, her aft engine room suffered a fire whilst on passage from Hull-Zeebrugge.
A spokesperson for the operator said: "Due to adverse weather conditions, all P&O Ferries sailings between Larne and Cairnryan have been cancelled from 20:00 tonight until at least 20:00 tomorrow ...
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