Wightlink’s Fastcat service between Ryde Pier Head and Portsmouth Harbour has been suspended this afternoon (Monday) due to a mechanical issue.
The cross-Solent operator says that the service will not be running again today, with all sailings from now on cancelled.
It’s understood the mechanical issue related to the gangway at Portsmouth.
Customers with Wightlink tickets or passes can travel with Hovertravel during this time. The Hoverbus will be available for transport between Portsmouth Harbour and the Southsea Hovertravel terminal.
The Fastcat service has been hit with a number of cancellations in recent weeks due to COVID isolation. Now, mechanical woes are causing further disruption for customers.
It’s unclear at this stage if the Fastcats will be back in operation on Tuesday.
UPDATE @ 16:13 – Wightlink has now confirmed that the service will also be suspended on Tuesday.
UPDATE TUESDAY – It has been confirmed that the Fastcat service has now resumed following repairs to the gangway at Portsmouth.
The first sailing is the 10:15 from Portsmouth.
They have two fast cats and neither working. Sounds like another poor Wightlink excuse. Should be called joke link Bloody disgusting service
Where is the second one, then?
Got covid
It’s the temporary gangway at Portsmouth, rather than the cat itself
To all the dumb people, it is an issue with the gangway, GANGWAY!!!!!!
So whats wrong with an ordinary gangplank, we used them for most of the 20c.
Elf n saftie ennit.
so they’ve got technical problems with the temporary gangway in Portsmouth, this is just ridiculous now
Wight link are as useful as the floating bridge, totally useless
Just how much longer is this going to be allowed to happen, these links to the Island are essential, It’s staff shortages. ferries breaking down, problems getting people on/off, why is there no back up? Utter mess, that goes on and on. Get your act together or move out and let someone in who can actually run a reliable service take over.
Bring back ” SEA-LINK “.
Slower, but ran like clockwork in ALL whether.
And you could buy a beer!
And play on the fruit machine !