Gearbox failure forces early closure of Brittany Ferries cross-Channel route
Brittany Ferries will close its Poole-Cherbourg service three weeks earlier than planned after a gearbox failure left the company short of backup vessels.
The ro-pax vessel Barfleur, which has served the route since 1992, will be moved to cover Rosslare-Cherbourg sailings from 12 October.
The company had already announced its intention to sell Cotentin, which currently serves Rosslare-Cherbourg, with her withdrawal from service set for mid-October.
But the potential backup vessel, Commodore Clipper, suffered a gearbox failure... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
