The discovery comes two weeks after 16 people were found in a sealed trailer on board a ferry sailing to Rosslare.

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Contracts totalling £108m were awarded to three ferry companies.

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The operator of the Channel Tunnel has taken Chris Grayling to the High Court over the ‘secretive’ process for awarding no-deal ferry contra

The Stena Superfast VII ferry operates between Northern Ireland and Scotland.

A shocked Cabinet was told by the Department of Transport of contingency plans  to make sure vital supplies continue to reach these shores.

The Red Falcon ran aground as it arrived at Cowes Harbour during heavy fog on Sunday morning.

One passenger documented his 12-hour ordeal aboard the ferry after a technical fault with a ramp prevented cars disembarking.