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Staff using shovels to clear sand from underneath the skirt - as of 21:05 UPDATED: Hovertravel have been forced to suspend their cross-Solent service for the second time today (Saturday) due to yet another technical issue with Island Flyer. Passengers...

The yacht that was hit and sunk by Red Funnel's Red Falcon car ferry yesterday morning (Sunday) has been raised out of the sea, revealing the shocking extent of the damage sustained. Photos shared with Island Echo reveal that the...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attempting to rescue a cow stuck in a river at Yarbridge this afternoon (Sunday). Appliances from Ryde, Newport and Shanklin are on scene alongside a 4x4 Land Rover from Ryde...

UPDATED: Red Funnel's Red Falcon ferry has now safely docked in East Cowes allowing investigations to get underway into this morning's major incident - the running aground of the Isle of Wight passenger ferry. Island Echo broke the now-worldwide news...

UPDATED: The Red Funnel ferry has run aground in East Cowes this morning (Sunday), coming to a hard stop just 50m off the shore - and rescue teams are currently searching for persons in the water as cries for help...

UPDATED: 3 fire appliances, Police and paramedics are attending a road traffic collision on Hillway Road in Bembridge this morning (Saturday), in which a car has rolled onto its side. Emergency services were alerted to the collision - located half...

UPDATED: Police, including an Armed Response Vehicle and a local Dog Unit, have descended on a block of flats in Newport tonight (Sunday). Officers are currently in attendance at a residential property located within Russell House on Cross Lane. The hive...

UPDATED: A car has ricocheted off an embankment and come to rest on its side in amongst trees lining Middle Road near Calbourne tonight (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance...

Bembridge RNLI's inshore lifeboat has assisted 3 people who were thrown into the water after their dinghy capsized off Seaview earlier this afternoon (Saturday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the ILB at around 13:55, resulting in a swift response...

Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat and Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team have responded to reports of an upturned kayak in Sandown Bay this afternoon (Thursday). The alarm was raised at around 14:10 when Solent Coastguard received an emergency call from a...