HD FERRIES have suspended one of their captains after a collision with a Condor ferry on Friday morning.
Marine accident investigators are looking into the incident in which the HD Ferries vessel clipped a Condor vessel as the HD was manoeuvring from the layby berth to the main berth. Neither ship was damaged in the collision, and no one was hurt. HD Ferries managing director Chris Howe-Davies said that the full story was not clear, but the company’s vessel had slipped sideways while manoeuvring and hit the rival operator’s ship. ‘We have suspended the master pending the investigation, which is normal procedure,’ he said. ‘It happened on Friday morning, and no one was on the ship. This is why passengers on Friday were delayed - the weather delay happened first, and then, as the ship was moving from one berth to the other, there was the collision. ‘The investigation should be completed by the end of the week.’
Article posted on 15th May, 2007 - 12.00am
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