COLLAPSE OF LINK SPAN AT DIEPPE
A tragic incident for the route.
By Mick Cutler
In the early hours of 4th October, 1981, Senlac was discharging at Dieppe when, without any warning, the linkspan collapsed. A Spanish lorry was thrown into the harbour, killing its driver.
All Newhaven-Dieppe services were immediately suspended, though some passenger-only crossings were subsequently made. A month or so later, vehicle services resumed using the ro-ro berth in Dieppe's inner harbour. It would be almost six months before the main ramp was re-opened for normal services to resume.
Collapse of Dieppe Linkspan in which a Spanish Lorry went under the ship killing the driver.
Mick Cutler