Can you still get a ferry to Zeebrugge?
Can you still get a ferry to Zeebrugge? From 1st January 2021 we will no longer be running our passenger service between Hull and Zeebrugge. However, you can still reach Belgium by ferry on our Dover to Calais and Hull to Rotterdam routes and continue to enjoy safe and relaxing ferry travel to mainland Europe.
Was anyone prosecuted for Zeebrugge?
The Crown Prosecution Service charged P&O European Ferries with corporate manslaughter in 1989 and seven employees with manslaughter. The case collapsed but it set a precedent for corporate manslaughter being legally admissible in an English court.
Why was Hull to Zeebrugge ferry Cancelled?
The Pride of Bruges and the Pride of York sailed nightly between Hull and Zeebrugge in Belgium until P&O Ferries ended the service in January due to a drop in demand. The ships, which can carry more than 1,000 passengers and 850 cars, are listed on a German shipbrokers website.
Can you sail to Zeebrugge?
The Hull to Zeebrugge service is one of P&O Ferries oldest routes, with a crossing time of 14 hours you sail throughout the night meaning you arrive refreshed ready for your onward journey. The route gives you an overnight stop and ferry crossing all in one.
Why did the Zeebrugge disaster happen?
A combination of procedural errors and oversights and the design of the ferry itself caused the vehicle deck to flood, after the ferry set sail with the bow doors open.
How many died in Zeebrugge ferry disaster?
Bereaved families and survivors of the Zeebrugge ferry disaster gathered to mark its 35th anniversary. The Herald of Free Enterprise was bound for the Port of Dover on 6 March 1987 when it capsized at Zeebrugge harbour in Belgium, killing 193 people.