MN PELICAN

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Brittany Ferries extends charter of MN PELICAN

Brittany Ferries has extended the charter of the freight ro-ro MN PELICAN by a further two years.

Medevac off Penmarc'h

On Feb 23, 2016 at 0:57 a.m. the CROSS Etel was notified by the Maritime Medical Consultation Centre that a crew member of the "MN Pelican" had injured his hand. Following a conference call, the decision was made to medevac thim by helicopter to the hospital La Cavale Blanche in Brest. The ship was 63 miles southwest of the tip of Penmarc'h at that time. A Cayman helicopter took off from the naval air base Lanvéoc Poulmic with a medical team on board on Feb 24 a.m. and reached the ship at 3:00 a.m. The medical team was hoisted on board, and at 3:44, the wounded and the medical team were winched aboard the helicopter and reached the hospital La Cavale Blanche at 4:10 a.m.

Latest Brittany Ferries ship has embarked on its first voyage from Poole Harbour

THE latest Brittany Ferries ship has embarked on its first voyage from Poole Harbour. Pelican, a 155-metre long freight vessel left for the Spanish port of Bilbao at the weekend, carrying 72 trailers and six lorries. MN Pelican has been chartered from shipping company Maritime Nantaise and is expected to drive even more business through the port of Poole. It is a French-registered roll on-roll off ship with the capacity to carry around 100 unoccupied trailers. Brittany Ferries freight director Simon Wagstaff said: "Freight activity to and from the United Kingdom is undergoing a period of strong growth, particularly the unoccupied market. "We see this on a daily basis in the cargo decks of our vessels, especially on those operating to and from Spain. Our charter of Pelican will help us meet growing demand from freight customers and free up more garage space on other ships for accompanied freight and holiday makers." http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/14287953.What___s_155_metres_long_and_has_room_for_100_trailers_/