Ferry Company Issues Sincere Apology After Distressing Incident Onboard French-to-Sussex Route
A Danish ferry company, DFDS, has expressed regret after children on board one of its vessels from France to Sussex were subjected to a pornographic film. The incident occurred during a delay when the ship was sent back to France due to a technical fault at Newhaven port.
According to eyewitnesses, the crew initially played an adult film on the lounge television without realizing it would be broadcast to passengers watching the Formula One grand prix. A group of passengers had requested to watch the race on the TV in the lounges, but the incorrect programming was displayed after the event concluded.
Passengers were left "screaming" and outraged when they discovered the adult content was being shown, with one parent describing it as "hardcore porn." The crew quickly rectified the situation by changing the channel once alerted to the issue. However, not before causing distress among families traveling with children.
In a statement, DFDS acknowledged that the incident was unacceptable and vowed to prevent such an error from occurring in the future. They have since removed the offending channel from the list of available stations on the boat. The company has expressed sincere apologies for the understandable upset and anger caused by this incident.
The ferry's technical fault led to a delay, exacerbating the situation as passengers were already dealing with the inconvenience of being turned back at port. The incident left many frustrated, with one witness describing it as "a bit mad."
A Danish ferry company, DFDS, has expressed regret after children on board one of its vessels from France to Sussex were subjected to a pornographic film. The incident occurred during a delay when the ship was sent back to France due to a technical fault at Newhaven port.
According to eyewitnesses, the crew initially played an adult film on the lounge television without realizing it would be broadcast to passengers watching the Formula One grand prix. A group of passengers had requested to watch the race on the TV in the lounges, but the incorrect programming was displayed after the event concluded.
Passengers were left "screaming" and outraged when they discovered the adult content was being shown, with one parent describing it as "hardcore porn." The crew quickly rectified the situation by changing the channel once alerted to the issue. However, not before causing distress among families traveling with children.
In a statement, DFDS acknowledged that the incident was unacceptable and vowed to prevent such an error from occurring in the future. They have since removed the offending channel from the list of available stations on the boat. The company has expressed sincere apologies for the understandable upset and anger caused by this incident.
The ferry's technical fault led to a delay, exacerbating the situation as passengers were already dealing with the inconvenience of being turned back at port. The incident left many frustrated, with one witness describing it as "a bit mad."
! I mean, who puts adult content on TV during a family-friendly event? Like, what's next, showing some R-rated movies in the cinema? DFDS should've known better than to let their kids watch that stuff... I guess you could say they were "towing" the line too far 
. Seriously though, I feel bad for those families who got caught off guard. At least the crew was quick to switch channels and apologize – that's more like it! 
i mean what were they thinking? did they not realize the power of the internet? and to make matters worse, the crew didn't even have an escape plan in place when the channel got stuck on adult content... that's just lazy. 
. DFDS needs to step up their game, like seriously how do they even have such bad staff? 
The company's apology is watered down, I don't think a simple "sorry" fixes this kind of mess. They need to make some real changes and ensure it never happens again 
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they were just trying to relax and watch the formula one race after all that delay 
anyway glad dfds took responsibility for it and apologized sincerely 
hope they get their act together next time 