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| A cross-Channel ferry carrying 58 people has safely reached the Port of Dover after an electrical fire caused a blackout and power failure. | |
| The SeaFrance Nord Pas-de-Calais was 12 miles off the English coast when the fire caused its navigation and engine control systems to shut down. | The SeaFrance Nord Pas-de-Calais was 12 miles off the English coast when the fire caused its navigation and engine control systems to shut down. |
| But its engines were restarted and it was sailing again within 20 minutes of the incident, Dover Coastguard said. | |
| There were no reports of any injuries to passengers or crew members. | |
| The Marine Incident Response Group would have sprung into action immediately Dover Coastguard spokesman | |
| The ferry, sailing from Calais to Dover, was carrying freight drivers rather than foot passengers. | |
| Surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency will board the vessel to investigate the incident. | |
| The fire was reported to Dover Coastguard at 1335 GMT on Wednesday. | |
| A spokesman said the emergency services were ready to fly out to the scene, but it became clear in less than 10 minutes that the situation was under control. | |
| "We had to find out how bad it was, and then the Marine Incident Response Group (MIRG) would have sprung into action immediately," he said. | |
| Launched in April, MIRG is a nationwide unit which is specially trained to deal with large-scale emergency incidents at sea. | |
| Fire, police, ambulance and coastguard teams can be deployed by helicopter at short notice. |