Red Funnel has cancelled a number of its vehicle ferry sailings to and from the Isle of Wight this evening (Thursday) due to a mechanical breakdown – just as the busy Bank Holiday Weekend gets underway.
The 17:00 sailing from Southampton, operated by the Red Osprey ferry, had to turn back to port whilst en-route to East Cowes when a fault suddenly developed.
Island Echo understands it wasn’t until 18:50 that the ferry was able to dock at Terminal 1, with the assistance of a tug. Efforts are now underway to disembark all vehicles, with the ferry then set to be moved to a standby berth.
The cross-Solent operator has confirmed that the 18:30 and 21:30 sailings from East Cowes have been cancelled, as has the 20:00 from Southampton.
The official reason given is to allow essential maintenance to a critical item of onboard equipment.
It is unclear at this early stage whether there are likely to be cancellations to services on Friday as the August Bank Holiday Weekend begins – arguably one of the busiest weekends of the year.
Red Funnel apologises for any inconvenience to your journey
Critical item onboard, not the coffee machine.
Lol
Most probably the toaster..or not enough capacity..
twats..