P&O cruise passengers watch luggage tumble into the sea when hoist snaps

CRUISE passengers saw their luggage tumble into the sea when a hoist snapped.

Lifeboats scrambled to salvage 20 suitcases from P&O’s Ventura after it docked but only rescued ten.

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Video of Saturday’s disaster emerged yesterday — with the cruise firm forced to apologise.

Warehouse worker Ally Day, 30, posted a video and said: “They take the cases off 20 at a time via a hoist.

“Staff said the hoist had snapped sending 20 cases into the sea with only ten recovered.

“We got our cases off but felt really bad for others.”

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Ventura had returned to Southampton from Amsterdam.

P&O Cruises said: “We swiftly put our protocols in place to recover the luggage.

“We have been in touch to apologise.”

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