The P&O ferry that was used to take passengers from Northern Ireland to the Isle of Man was damaged in Manx waters yesterday.
It was so bad that P&O had to cancel later sailings.
Picture 1Meanwhile, the Steam Packet says the repairs to the stricken Manannan fastcraft are going well.
Steam Packet boss Mark Woodward said: ‘Work is progressing well to repair the damage to the trim tab and water jet steering gear, and I thought it might be of interest to share some photographs of the scale of the damage.
Picture 2‘I would also like to scotch some of the rumours circulating on some social media platforms and forums. We have never attributed this damage to fishing gear. What we have said is that it is because of debris in the water.
‘The nature of the damage – the worst we have ever seen – suggests that something very substantial was ingested.
