Five people are hurt as a ferry smashes into a concrete port wall on the holiday island of Gran Canaria

The car ferry smashed into a port wall after engine failure. Video footage showed the ship - which was heading towards the neighbouring island of Tenerife with 140 passengers, 30 crew members and dozens of vehicles on board - adrift and at the mercy of the sea before it hit the concrete wall at the entrance to Luz Port in the Gran Canaria capital Las Palmas. It is thought some British holidaymakers were on board the vessel at the time, although the exact number is not known. Most of those affected, who included a pregnant woman, suffered panic attacks. None were seriously injured.