Just read the above on the BBC,
Hell we were on that Wednesday with our 2 cats in the van.
Still shaking
Hell we were on that Wednesday with our 2 cats in the van.
Still shaking
Irish ferry fire in channel
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Fire on ferry
According to the BBC there has been a fire on irish ferry going to calais french salvage boat in attendance
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Yes but I just found out and I was on it.
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Control room fire I believe with none of the passenger areas affected thankfully. Terrifying to go through such a shocking breakdown at sea, but the crew and services train regularly for such things
Part of my work history saw me work on ferries and cruise ships in the past. We had to do safety drills with the crew on occasions and know the exits for safety reasons. The only time I worried was when the main engine broke down during a storm on the Irish crossing. The boat was rolling about and things smashing. This was around the time of the MS Estonia, so that was in people's minds. We were under way again within 2 hours on reduced power and the ferry confined to port for urgent repairs when we got there. We got interviewed as in the respect that we were employed by the company and working during the crossing, we were considered temporary crew. Nothing at all to do with us of course, but they grilled us on what systems we were working on or were shut down for us to work. I found it reassuring that it was taken very seriously
Part of my work history saw me work on ferries and cruise ships in the past. We had to do safety drills with the crew on occasions and know the exits for safety reasons. The only time I worried was when the main engine broke down during a storm on the Irish crossing. The boat was rolling about and things smashing. This was around the time of the MS Estonia, so that was in people's minds. We were under way again within 2 hours on reduced power and the ferry confined to port for urgent repairs when we got there. We got interviewed as in the respect that we were employed by the company and working during the crossing, we were considered temporary crew. Nothing at all to do with us of course, but they grilled us on what systems we were working on or were shut down for us to work. I found it reassuring that it was taken very seriously
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