P&O ferries lose Olympic names

A FERRY company has had to change the names of two new vessels to avoid falling foul of rules about the use of the term "Olympic".

By The Newsroom

Published 5th May 2010, 23:03 BST

Updated 5th May 2010, 23:09 BST

Dame Kelly Holmes had been due to name the first of the P&O Ferries vessels Olympic Spirit, with the second to be Olympic Pride. They will now be Spirit of Britain and Spirit of France.