Ferry passengers left high and dry

ALMOST 19,000 Irish Ferries passengers have had their sailings to France cancelled because of a delay in the delivery of a new ferry, the company has said. Holidaymakers who booked to travel on the new W.B. Yeats vessel this summer are now having to seek other means of transport after Irish Ferries cancelled the planned trips.

In a statement, the company said the cancellation was because of further delays in building the ship by German company, Flensburger SchiffbauGesellschaft (FSG) & Co KG.

The ship was due to start sailing in July but all journeys will now start between Ireland, France and the UK in September.