Ferry worker whose request to work on land was ignored is awarded £47,000 payout

Sean Donnelly started working at DFDS in their Guernsey branch in October 2007, and he had become an Assistant Bosun (Picture: Getty)A senior boatswain at a ferry company has been awarded nearly £50,000 after bosses refused to let him work on land.Sean Donnelly said working at sea left him ‘in a lot of pain’ because the ship’s vibrations aggravated his arthritis.The senior deckhand repeatedly asked to be transferred to work on shore but was told the move was ‘too d