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Sailings cancelled due to technical issue
On June 1, the 'European Highlander', operating between Larn and Cairnryan, suffered a a technical fault. As a consequence, the scheduled departures at 12.00 p.m. from the port of Larne and at 4.00 p.m. from Cairnryan had to be cancelled. After repairs, the ship resumed its service the same day.
Person went overboard from ferry
A person went overboard from the 'European Highlander' in the Irish Sea on the afternoon of Feb 12, 2026, at 1 21 p.m., whilst the ferry was enroute from Cairnryan to Larne. The Larne and Portmuck Coastguard Rescue Teams and RNLI lifeboats from Larne and Donaghadee wer emobilized, as well as an HM Coastguard rescue helicopter. The RNLI launched its all-weather lifeboat from Larne at 1:25 p.m. The Donaghadee RNLI was later requested to join the search, and the crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 2.45 p.m. Both P&O vessels on the route, the 'European Causeway' and the 'European Highlander', the lifeboats '14-30' and 'RNLI 14-21' and other vessels such as the 'Farra Emer' and 'Ocean Voyager II', in the area started searching for the missing in the North Channel near Stranraer. The exhaustive and thorough search was suspended without finding the person.
MCA inspecting sidelined ferry
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) began assessing the 'European Highlander' in Larne on April 21. She normally operates between Larne and Cairnryan. The surveyors were carrying out a full inspection of the P&O ferry, before it returns to service to make sure it complies with international regulations on manning and safe operation, in particular emergency procedures such as firefighting and evacuating the ship.
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