JohnCenaFan28
01-30-2009, 08:49 PM
The passengers and crew of a ferry have been stranded overnight after a lorry was discovered hanging off the back.
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The ferry, bound for Belfast, had to return to Stranraer in Scotland and a crane is on its way from the north of England to remove the lorry. The 156 travellers on board were given blankets and food.
The alarm was raised after a loud bang was heard by passengers, reports the BBC.
"The ship then almost came to a standstill," said Peter McCrory from Dungannon.
"However, we discovered on looking out the rear doors there was a lorry hanging out through the back, it had burst the rear doors."
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said an articulated tanker broke free and seriously damaged one of the stern doors.
The ship was quickly stabilised and none of the passengers or crew on board was injured.
The Voyager sailed back to Stranraer where the stricken motor lorry will be removed by crane, before the vessel can be properly berthed to allow passengers and vehicles to disembark.
-Nova
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The ferry, bound for Belfast, had to return to Stranraer in Scotland and a crane is on its way from the north of England to remove the lorry. The 156 travellers on board were given blankets and food.
The alarm was raised after a loud bang was heard by passengers, reports the BBC.
"The ship then almost came to a standstill," said Peter McCrory from Dungannon.
"However, we discovered on looking out the rear doors there was a lorry hanging out through the back, it had burst the rear doors."
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said an articulated tanker broke free and seriously damaged one of the stern doors.
The ship was quickly stabilised and none of the passengers or crew on board was injured.
The Voyager sailed back to Stranraer where the stricken motor lorry will be removed by crane, before the vessel can be properly berthed to allow passengers and vehicles to disembark.
-Nova