Cross-Solent travel is being affected by the strong force 8 winds and mechanical breakdowns this morning.
Hovertravel are operating a one-craft service between Ryde and Southsea this morning due to a fault with a second craft. The revised timetable sees the shuttle service leaving Ryde at XX:15 and XX:45 and XX:30 and XX:00 from Southsea.
Updated @ 09:35
– Hovertravel have now suspended their service until further notice.
Wightlink has cancelled the 08:40 Fastcat from Portsmouth Harbour and the 09:10 from Ryde Pier Head due to the conditions in the Solent.
In addition, following several weeks of problems for Red Funnel’s hi-speed Red Jet service, the company say that Red Jet 5 has been removed from service and that they have resorted back to a one-boat service operating at XX:15 from Cowes and XX:45 from Southampton until future notice.
It is also reported that there are 25 minute delays on the Floating Bridge from East Cowes this morning.
Thanks to Ben Rue for this photograph of the Wightlink car ferry this morning.
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