End of an era: Last ferry from Zeebrugge to Hull sets sail [The Brussels Times]





Date: 03/01/2021

Last week, as the sun went down on Britain^s membership of the European Union, a symbolic cutting of the ties took place, witnessed by only 26 people. On Tuesday evening, the last ferry to link Flanders and England set sail from Zeebrugge to Hull, the final voyage of a 46-year-long history.


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End of an era: Last ferry from Zeebrugge to Hull sets sail

The Brussels Times

Last week, as the sun went down on Britain's membership of the European Union, a symbolic cutting of the ties took place, witnessed by only 26 people. On Tuesday evening, the last ferry to link F

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