The DFDS Transmanche ferry was bound for East Sussex but experienced two issues (Picture: Getty Images)
You’re on a ferry with your kids,watching the Formula One on the big screen,when you hear screaming. Is it a big wave? No,it’s hardcore pornography on the TV.
Parents rushed to cover their crying children’s eyes on the DFDS Transmanche ferry from Dieppe in France,to Newhaven.
To add to the carnage,a technical fault at Newhaven meant that car passengers would have to be sent back to France.
During the delay,parents asked staff if they could watch the Grand Prix but when the race was over,it got even racier.
One anonymous passenger was at the main reception asking to get off instead of waiting for the technical fault to be fixed.
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Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.She saw children sprinting out of the recliner lounge,screaming,while parents rushed to the reception demanding that the TV be fixed.She told The Argus: ‘I couldn’t see it [the porn] but it was audible.‘There were parents explaining to their children that not all adults do that,it was a bit mad.’DFDS is ‘very sorry’ for the ‘adult film’ that was mistakenly broadcast to the lounge.A spokesperson said: ‘During the delay,a group of passengers asked if they could watch the F1 Grand Prix on the TV in the onboard lounges.‘Unfortunately,the crew were not aware that once this programme finished,the next item to be broadcast was an adult film.‘Once the crew were alerted to the content by a passenger the channel was swiftly changed. Moreover,the channel has now been removed from the list of available stations on the ship to ensure that this will not happen again.‘We are very sorry for the understandable upset and anger that this caused for the families onboard who unfortunately viewed this content.’The channel has since been removed from the list of available TV stations on the boat.
Were you one of the unfortunate in the recliner lounge when this happened? If so,email me at [email protected].
