P & O

British

abbreviation

the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company

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P&O Ferries and Stenaline sailings between Cairnryan and Northern Ireland are also affected, with a number of cancellations because of the forecast high winds.

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The incident disrupted some shipping movements and the P&O Cruises ship Iona was delayed in departing from Southampton because of the obstruction.

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P&O Ferries told the BBC Mr Hebblethwaite was resigning to "dedicate more time to family matters".

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P&O Ferries said it "extends its gratitude to Peter Hebblethwaite for his contributions as CEO over the past four years".

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Mr Hebblethwaite was a former executive at J Sainsbury, Greene King, and Alliance Unichem before joining P&O Ferries in 2019.

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