More than 300 company who have been on board a P&O cruise liner which reportedly crashed into a petroleum tanker may have their vacation minimize brief and be flown residence.

A small variety of folks have been injured within the "weather-related" incident in Mallorca on Sunday - with footage taken by a passenger displaying fierce gusts sweeping throughout the waves from the ship's window.

The P&O ship, which moored off the coast of the Spanish island, will return to Southampton with a lowered variety of passengers, a spokesperson for the corporate has mentioned.

They added that this was as a result of one of many ship's lifeboats had "sustained structural issues" and subsequently maritime laws meant it must return to the UK.

The ship, referred to as Britannia, was carrying hundreds of passengers however 321 of them will now depart the ship and be flown again to their authentic start line.

The nationality of those that will return will not be clear however some will likely be flown to Southampton.

The remainder of the company will conclude their journey on Friday as deliberate.

Port authorities within the Mallorca capital Palma mentioned Britannia had collided with a petroleum tanker.

In an announcement, P&O mentioned its Britannia ship "was impacted by severe weather when alongside in Palma de Mallorca" on Sunday.

"Following inspections, our third-party surveyor has confirmed that one of Britannia's lifeboats has sustained structural issues and cannot be repaired onboard," it added.

"We are so sorry but these extraordinary circumstances mean that the ship is required, by maritime regulation, to return to Southampton with a reduced number of people on board."

The spokesperson mentioned "a limited number of guests and crew" had been suggested they might be leaving the ship and can be flown again to their start line.

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P&O Cruises had earlier informed Sky News on Sunday that the ship was concerned in a "weather-related incident" alongside the port in Palma.

The firm added {that a} "small number of people" sustained minor accidents and have been being handled by their onboard medical group.

Britannia, which entered service in 2015, is 330 metres lengthy and weights 143,000 tons, in line with the corporate's web site.

It has 13 visitor decks and an working capability of three,647 company and 1,350 crew.

Content Source: information.sky.com