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Ian Lawrence, general secretary of Napo, said a review of sentencing policy by former Conservative Justice Secretary David Gauke "may come to little effect" if the probation service was underfunded.

"Napo would welcome any initiatives to reduce the numbers of people in our prison estate," Lawrence said.

Lawrence said Napo was in dispute with the prison and probation service over pay progression and workloads.

The collision happened in the early hours of Friday morning at the junction of the Napo and Amazon rivers, causing "severe damage", Peru's defence ministry said.

The ministry said the vessel, called Ucayali, hit the platform while it was navigating near the mouth of the Napo River in northern Peru.