Red Funnel has announced that it is having to pull 1 of its 3 vehicle ferries from service next week to fix an issue with the passenger gangway, resulting in a number of cancellations on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The cross-Solent operator says that Red Osprey is being withdrawn from service between 23rd and 25th April in order to carry out essential repairs. As a result, a revised timetable will be in operation across the 3 days. All affected customers will be contacted shortly with details of their revised departure time.
Revised Timetable – Tuesday 23rd/Wednesday 24th/Thursday 25th April
From Southampton: 03:00 / 06:00 / 07:00 / 09:00 / 10:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 18:00 / 19:00 / 22:00 / 23:59 From East Cowes: 01:30 / 04:30 / 07:30 / 08:30 / 10:30 / 11:30 / 13:30 / 14:30 / 16:30 / 17:30 / 19:30 / 20:30 / 23:30 For any customers travelling on Red Osprey between now and 22nd April, it should be noted that the passenger gangway is unavailable and customers are therefore bring directed to board the vessel via the vehicle ferry deck.
Will they make more use of Red Kestrel to help more?
Or maybe Red Herring…
Just another ‘issue’ to add to the rest.
Time for this can’t even call it a srevice to be sold off and all company directors/management sacked off…
Leaving a monopoly?
no, as wight link will be next, then something would have to be done, how about regulating them properly, all the profits are going into paying of debts anyway, Red Funnel will be history by November.
How exactly will they fail? They are asset rich, have a trapped customer base and are very, very profitable?
The market is deregulated like almost all marine routes.
Not really news anymore. It would be more relevant if we had a continuous period of all boats from both companies running to their proper published timetables – that might actually be newsworthy!
F.F.S Build a Bridge, us Islanders have had enough of this sh*t!
That would attract even more shxt!…
Let me get you a shovel so you can start building a tunnel, then bugger off
I first read it as it was “due to a
gangplank issue”
This might explain their staffing problems. The captain is walking members of crew off the side mid-Solent for minor infractions.
CEO has had more chances than a certain prolific shop lifter recently locked up again..she needs to fall on her sword woeful service..enough is enough..
BRIDGE TUNNEL BRIDGE TUNNEL BRIDGE TUNNEL
A tunnel is the answer because a bridge would be shut in high winds and is likely to be hit by a ship. Look at hindhead, they said that could never be done and now it shaves off serious time on that journey