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Article: Spanish ferry grounded over safety fears.
- Article from:
- The News (Portsmouth, England)
- Article date:
- May 18, 2006
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A SPANISH ferry that docked in Portsmouth for the first time today has been prevented from leaving after inspectors found a host of health and safety faults.
Passenger ferry Fortuny Sorolla arrived in the city this morning from Bilbao.
She was due to return tonight but has been delayed after an inspection by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Inspectors who boarded the vessel found various deficiencies, including emergency firefighting equipment not available for immediate use and a ...