New P&O Ferries crew did not know how to use life-saving equipment – report

Agency workers hired by P&O Ferries to replace sacked seafarers did not know how to use life-saving appliances, according to a new report (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Cheaper agency workers hired by P&O Ferries to replace sacked seafarers did not know how to use life-saving appliances, according to a new report.
A total of 23 failures on Spirit of Britain were found by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) inspectors.