Condor "Liberation" has another breakdown.

The "Liberation" flagship of the Condor Ferries fleet

Condor Liberation

On a lighter note, but certainly not lighter for any passengers or people intending to be passengers on Condor Liberation over the next few weeks, “Liberation”, the (almost) new £50million flagship of the Condor Ferries fleet has broken down, again. A series of faults and accidents has plagued this ship since her maiden voyage in April of this year. The latest on the list is damage to the exhaust system which required "complex" repairs. The net result is that Fridays sailings were cancelled, weekend services were disrupted (and there was a protest at Poole ferry terminal which resulted in the police being called) Tuesdays service is cancelled and Mondays service leaves Poole at 03:00 for two crossings in the day, finally retuning to Poole at 01:30 !! The sailings for Tuesday onward are “to be advised”.

This ship is clearly jinxed and should be either sold on to another operator, if one can be found who is dumb enough to buy it (as Condor seem to have been), or better still consign the £50million “vessel” to the breakers yard and get the best price possible in scrap value.

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