Ferries from UK banned from sailing to Netherlands: Reports
NL TimesFerry lines which transport passengers from the United Kingdom across the North Sea to the Netherlands will not be permitted from Monday as the Dutch government attempts to prevent a highly-contagious variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus from spreading through the Dutch population. Rumors began to surface in Dutch media Sunday night that the Cabinet would extend its ban to include the ferry services, like DFDS Seaways, P&O Ferries, and Stena Line. A formal ban would mean a car in the Channel Tunnel is the only way to travel from the UK to the Dutch border DFDS Seaways cancelled its Sunday evening ferry service blaming restrictions from the Dutch government. Stena Line said in a statement Sunday night, "Due to the travel restrictions announced by the Dutch government, we are not permitted to allow any travel passengers to sail with us from Harwich to Hoek van Holland until further notice." As of 10 p.m., no formal statement was issued by the Dutch government about extending the travel ban to ferries and trains, nor was an updated letter from De Jonge published online by the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch Parliament.
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