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Coastguard and Kent Fire and Rescue teams were called to Folkestone Port

Coastguard and Kent Fire and Rescue teams were called to Folkestone Port

Emergency teams were mobilized Folkestone We are at the port this afternoon.

The Coast Guard and the Town Fire and Rescue Service were called around 4pm after a ship “suffered mechanical failure” while in the town’s inner harbour.

The crew was called to Folkestone Port this afternoon. Image: Stock imageThe crew was called to Folkestone Port this afternoon. Image: Stock image
The crew was called to Folkestone Port this afternoon. Image: Stock image

A spokesman said: “Both people on board have been diagnosed and no injuries have been reported.”

Onlookers feared the worst when crews were spotted at the scene.