Not totally unexpected, but very sad indeed. I guess she was hard to sell to a trading buyer, because:
-She is very specialised (very big day boat, no cabins AFAIK)
-She must be pretty worn out by now
-The market for 25-year old ships like these is very bad these days (the traditional buyers like the Greeks have all but disappeared from the market).
Let's hope her sister PRIDE OF CALAIS does find a good home!
As to the destination of the PRIDE OF DOVER, I'm putting my money on Aliaga. All recent P&O scrap sales (EUROPEAN TRADER, NORCAPE, EUROPEAN MARINER) have gone to Aliaga.