On February 28, Captain Kevin Clark tweeted in response to an initial tweet from @DanLondon666 which read “Who and what is India Willoughby”, to which Kevin added “A man”.
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Kevin’s comment was lambasted by the Good Morning Britain guest star who tweeted his response to Gosport Ferry.
She said: ‘Hi @GosportFerry – one of your ferry captains @kevclark19 is transphobic. Not a good look for your LGBT clients, families and friends. Or for that matter the schools you work with, like @Leeslandschools or the LGBT supporters @GosportBFC – that you sponsor. FAO @dailyecho’.
Gosport Ferry said it was investigating the situation.
But the social media comments have already sparked a backlash on Twitter, with users expressing their anger.
@simonjedge said: ‘I assumed the @GosportFerry drama had something to do with customer service and India Willoughby took offense traveling as a passenger. Actually no, it’s just a random attack because IW’s target made his work identifiable in his Twitter bio. His opinions are his business.
Gosport Ferry responded to India’s tweet, saying they were looking into the matter.
The service tweeted: ‘Thank you @IndiaWilloughby for bringing this tweet to our attention. We treat this question and the individual as a priority. This certainly does not align with the values and beliefs of our company and we unreservedly apologize for that.
Clive Lane, Managing Director of Gosport Ferry said The news: ‘We are aware of the tweet and are investigating it. An internal investigation is currently underway and we have commented on this matter on our Twitter page. We have since been thanked by India Willoughby for reviewing it.
“If we need diversity training after the survey, that’s what we’ll do.”
“The captain is still working and the investigation is ongoing at this time.”
Since the exchange on Twitter, India has made its account private.
The news approached Mr. Clark for a comment.
