Operators insist ferry company is solvent
The ferry, which is operated by Fastnet Line, is out of service and in dry dock at present. Up to 70 staff have been let go and there may be no sailing before March 4.
Normally as a legal requirement, the vessel would only have to go into dry dock for three weeks for maintenance. However, the company has taken the decision to lay-up for seven weeks because bookings are particularly quiet for this time of year and the company feel it was pertinent as a start up venture to save as much cash as it possibly can.
