Another ferry is found to have issues that need fixing before it can sail again.
The MCA said the Spirit of Britain "has been released from detention and can commence operations when P&O Ferries are ready"."There are a small number of deficiencies and the MCA requires confirmation that these have been rectified before the vessel is free to resume service," an MCA spokesperson said.
The Spirit of Britain was detained earlier this month and P&O Ferries were told to fix a number of safety issues before the MCA carried out a second inspection. The ship's detention, along with that of the Pride Of Kent, caused a shortage of ferry capacity before Easter on the key Dover-Calais route, which contributed to large queues of lorries on coastbound roads in Kent.
European Highlander normally operates between Larne in Northern Ireland and Cairnryan in Scotland, while Norbay serves the Liverpool-Dublin route.
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