Brittany Ferries ferry PONT AVEN had to interrupt her voyage from Santander Spain to Plymouth UK early in the morning Aug 8, reporting mass crew poisoning. 34 crew members fell sick with symptoms of food poisoning. The ship called Brest, she was docked there at around 0945 UTC Aug 8, and boarded by emergency agencies teams. Not clear if all or any sick crew were in need of hospitalization, the ship was still at Brest as of 1320 UTC, with specialists and medics monitoring crew and trying to figure out poisoning source. None of 982 passengers on board were affected.
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