Pont Aven ferry accidents and incidents
CruiseMapper's Pont Aven ferry cruise ship accidents, incidents and law news reports relate to a 2415-passenger vessel owned by BRITTANY FERRIES (Ferries). Our Pont Aven ferry accidents page contains reports made by using official data from renown online news media sources, US Coast Guard and Wikipedia.
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- fires - 2004, 2019
- material damages - 2006 (storm), 2008 (bow door failure)
29 April 2019Fire AccidentOn April 29, 2019, at ~4 am, the ship experienced an engine room fire accident while en-route from Plymouth (England UK) to Santander (Spain). The French Navy was contacted to assist the passenger vessel, at the time located approx 185 km (115 ml) south of Brest (France). The ferry was carrying 766 passengers plus 142 crew. No injuries were reported. The liner remained operational and continued under its own power towards Brest, where damage assessments and emergency repairs were carried out at the shipyard of Damen Shiprepair Brest. Due to repairs, the vessel was out of service between May 17 and June 14 (2019). |
18 August 2008Structural and Technical IssuesOn August 18, 2008, while docked in Port Santander (Spain), the ship's bow door failed to open for the vehicles to be offloaded. The vessel had to re-berthed and all cars to reverse off, which resulted in further delays. |
22 May 2006Structural and Technical IssuesOn May 22, 2006, the ship sustained damage while en route from Plymouth England to Santander Spain. The accident was caused by a rogue wave. It resulted in several smashed forward windows and several flooded cabins. The ship was diverted to Port Roscoff (France) where all passengers were disembarked. On May 26, the ship returned to service. |
August 2004Fire AccidentDuring its first year of service, the ship experienced a series of technical problems, the most serious of which was the flooding of its auxiliary engine room (August 2004). The accident was caused by a faulty valve which left the vessel unable to move and docked in Port Plymouth (England) for 2 days. Many passengers had to be transferred to BRITTANY FERRIES ships leaving from Poole and Portsmouth. |
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