"Once the crew were alerted to the content, the channel was swiftly changed. This will not happen again. We are very sorry for the understandable upset and anger that this caused."
"Suddenly, kids ran out of the recliner lounge area screaming. Some parents came out and they were asking the man who worked there to sort the TV out, they were saying: There's hardcore porn on the TV.' I couldn't see it, but it was audible."
"It was a bit mad. I don't know how it got on there. It was a whole mess with the ferry crossing. People were really disgruntled."
DFDS apologised after an adult film was mistakenly broadcast onboard a ferry from Dieppe to Newhaven, exposing children and upsetting passengers. The film played on a lounge television after a group of passengers had requested to watch a Formula One grand prix during a delay caused by a technical fault at Newhaven port. Crew members were reportedly unaware the adult channel was scheduled; once alerted they changed the channel and removed it from the vessel's available stations. Children reportedly screamed and parents demanded the television be fixed. Passengers described confusion and disgruntlement during a disrupted crossing, and the operator promised the channel would be blocked.
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