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French ferry evacuated after mystery underwater blast

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:34:17 +0200

A passenger ferry docked in the southern French port of Marseille was evacuated Sunday after an explosion was felt on board, with authorities investigating if it was caused by an old wartime bomb.

DFDS halts Dover to Calais ferry services

Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:44:49 +0200

Danish ferry company DFDS Seaways said Sunday it has suspended its services linking northern France's Calais and England's Dover after one of its vessels was hit by a distress flare.

SeaFrance ferries sail again after buy-out

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:51:10 +0200

Ferries once owned by bankrupt firm SeaFrance took to the sea again Monday under the name of My Ferry Link after a buy-out by the operator of the tunnel between Britain and France.

Sea France: Sarkozy backs workers' rescue

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:44:00 +0100

A French court on Tuesday delayed its decision on a worker cooperative's bid to rescue the ailing cross-Channel ferry business SeaFrance after President Nicolas Sarkozy made a surprise U-turn to back the takeover.