2024 ENDS WITH CANCELLATIONS ON BOTH WIGHTLINK AND RED FUNNEL SERVICES

Cross-Solent travel is once again in the spotlight as Wightlink has cancelled several of its Fishbourne-Portsmouth car ferry sailings today (Monday), with Red Funnel announcing cancellations on its vehicle ferry service for New Year’s Eve.

Wightlink has pulled at least 8 sailings today – for reasons unknown. There has been no usual communication about the disruption.

The 10:30, 12:30, 14:30 and 16:30 sailings from Portsmouth Gunwharf have been cancelled, alongside the 11:30, 13:30, 15:30 and 17:30 sailings from Fishbourne.

Red Funnel is not without its own troubles… it has been announced that the e04:30 vehicle ferry sailing from Southampton has been cancelled for tomorrow (tuesday), as has the 06:00 from East Cowes.

It’s said that essential maintenance needs to be carried out on Red Osprey.

It’s known that the vessel is limping along with its engines thought to be in a similar state to that of Red Falcon’s, which has had to have all 16 pistons replaced whilst in drydock. MV Red Falcon is not expected back in the Solent until mid-January, as previously reported by Island Echo.