Navy craft ruled unsafe for civilian passengers
- Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Royal Navy landing craft have been banned from carrying non-military passengers on health and safety grounds. The startling ruling by the MCA came while the boats were being used to transport visitors to a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship moored off Bournemouth.
The 15.5m Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) has a top speed of 25 knots and can carry 35 fully equipped troops. A spokesman for the Royal Marines' Association described the MCA ruling as "a triumph of bureaucracy over common sense."
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