An officer on a P&O ferry was yesterday arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after three men drowned when their yacht sank in the Channel in a suspected collision.
The 61-year-old man, who has not been named, is the second officer on the car ferry the Pride of Bilbao.
P&O said yesterday that his duties included acting as the officer of the watch – or look-out – on the bridge of the ship.
The man, from Dover, was arrested at a police station in Hampshire on suspicion of causing manslaughter through gross negligence. He was released on bail.