PR: New Strangford ferry named and bravery award for crew member

By: Steven Tarbox
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Strangford II. NI DFI.
Strangford II. NI DFI.

The new MV Strangford II ferry, operating between Strangford and Portaferry, has been officially named by HRH the Duke of Kent at a ceremony on board today.

Since the new ferry was brought into service in early February it has completed approximately 7000 sailings, with the service providing typically 99.8% availability on an annual basis.

During the ceremony, ferry crew member John Nixon was also presented with a commendation from the Royal Humane Society for his bravery and action in assisting in saving the life of a woman during an incident at Portavogie harbour in April 2016.

John recovered three people from the water and commenced First Aid support to a woman until the Ards Peninsula First Responders arrived and gave further help.

https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/new-strangford-ferry-named-and-bravery-award-crew-member

 


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