Three passengers ‘beaten up by security guards’ on North Sea ferry

THREE passengers have accused security guards on a North Sea ferry of beating them up.

Data centre staff Grant Fagan, 31, Ross Millar, 32, and Paul Thomson, 29, told police they were punched and kicked.

The trio were travelling from Amsterdam to Newcastle on an overnight DFDS sailing after working in Germany.

Dad-of-two Paul said: “It was terrifying.

“I thought I was going to die.”

The men reported it to Police Scotland when they got home to Glasgow.

Danish ferry company DFDS said: “We are co-operating fully with the investigation.”

A police spokesman said: “A report was made to police of the assault of three men on board a ferry between Amsterdam and North Shields.”

A DFDS spokeswoman said: “We have received a report of an incident that took place on board King Seaways as the ship sailed between Amsterdam and Newcastle.

“We are co-operating fully with the police investigation.”