Tallink ferry to house 1,000 police during G7 summit
Estonian group, Tallink, is set to provide accommodation for 1,000 police officers on board its 3,013-passenger cruise ferry Silja Europa during the G7 summit in Falmouth next month.
With the cruise industry feeling the pinch due to the pandemic, Estonian operator Tallink has found some business from an unlikely source, the UK police service.
Tallink’s Silja Europa has been booked to moor at Falmouth, Cornwall, during next month’s G7 summit and will house 1,000 police officers as they safeguard delegates during the three-day event. More than 5,000 police officers will be involved in total.
The Silja Europa is one of the largest cruise ferries in the world and was built in 1993 and is famous in her home country as being the first ship to receive a mayday call from the Estonia, the ferry that sank in the Baltic in 1994.
The Silja Europa was the second ship to arrive at the scene of the disaster and her master, Esa Makela, was appointed the commander for the rescue operation.
