More than 130 people died when the MV Princess Victoria sank as it headed from Stranraer to Larne.
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A P&O ferry travelling between Cairnryan and Larne was adrift off the Co Antrim coast.
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The European Highlander has a 'small number' of issues to be fixed before it can return to service.
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The ship had been held by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency after P&O sacked 800 of its workers.
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The company sacked almost 800 seafarers and replaced them with agency staff on cheaper salaries.
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Locals in Cairnryan, Dumfries and Galloway, told the Record that the European Highlander belonging to the scandal-hit company left the port at 3pm today.
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Transport secretary Grant Shapps says ship was detained in Northern Ireland for being unfit to sail. A P&O ferry has been detained in Northern Ireland due to failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training, according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).The agency said the ship, the European Causeway, was impounded at the port of Larne.
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Scots ministers are to raise concerns about safety issues with P&O ships after the ferry firm fired 800 staff to take on cheaper agency staff to cut crew costs by half.
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The ferry operator has insisted the decision to cut jobs was very difficult but necessary.
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All publicly-funded deals will be looked into after the ferry operator sacked 800 workers.
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The RMT union said protests would be held at the Cairnryan ferry terminal over coming days.
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Nicola Sturgeon said the Scottish Government was waiting for more details on the P&O cost-cutting plan.
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P&O Ferries have cancelled services with immediate effect as 800 seafaring staff are now without jobs. The shock news comes as the ferry service claimed the decision was necessary to save the business which they labelled as 'not viable'.
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Cross-Channel ferry operator cancels sailings ahead of company announcement, but says it isn't going bust.
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It was the storm of storms, with towering 50ft waves and raging winds of up to 128mph destroying homes and knocking out roads, railways and power stations.
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Drivers are urged not to remain in their vehicle cabs after the incident on a Larne to Cairnryan service.
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Several vehicles overturned on a ferry in rough seas en route to Cairnryan.
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