Ferry delivers essential food and medicines

The 158m (518ft) long Barfleur can carry 1,212 passengers

Essential food and medical supplies have been delivered to Jersey after bad weather caused disruption.

The Brittany Ferries vessel Barfleur arrived in St Helier from Portsmouth at about 08:00 BST on Friday with 42 trailers of stock for the island's retailers.

This is the second trip to Jersey this year by the ferry which is owned by Condor's majority shareholder.

Condor said it had scheduled passenger and freight ferry Islander to travel to Jersey on Sunday to clear the backlog of up to 50 trailers following the recent disruption.

Christophe Mathieu, chief executive officer of Condor Ferries, said the firm was "committed to keeping the islands stocked and supplied".

He said: "Brittany Ferries’ ability to mobilise resources to support Condor is crucial and islanders can expect to see other improvements in our approach to passenger and freight management in the coming months."

Barfleur left St Helier harbour at about 09:44 BST.