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Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes across The Solent between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in the south of England. It operates car ferries between Lymington and Yarmouth , and Portsmouth and Fishbourne and a fast passenger-only catamaran between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier .
MV Wight Light is a car and passenger ferry built for the British ferry operator Wightlink.She is in service between mainland England and the Isle of Wight.She has a double end design so she doesn’t have to turn around considering she docks in narrow busy areas along with her sister ships Wight Sun and Wight Sky.
Since the Isle of Wight was separated from mainland Britain, probably about 7000 years ago, [1] vessels have transported people and goods across the Solent. [citation needed] However the earliest record of an Isle of Wight ferry service is from 1420 when the Lord of the Manor in Ashey was responsible for boats crossing between Portsmouth and Ryde.
Wightlink Ferries said it was operating on both Portsmouth-Fishbourne and Lymington-Yarmouth routes but some Portsmouth-Fishbourne might experience delays of up to two hours.
MV Wight Sun is an Isle of Wight ferry built in 2008 for the British company Wightlink. History. Wight Sun was built at the Brodogradiliste Kraljevica, ...
Wight Sky, the second of three new vessels built for Wightlink, is a completely new design of vessel with more comfortable passenger facilities.The design by naval architects Hart Fenton & Company (now Houlder Ltd), utilises fixed and mobile mezzanine decks, complete disabled access and a larger cafe and sundeck area.
Wightlink stated that a new timetable would be introduced offering more services during the day to ensure that there would be sufficient places to meet demand. [3] The maximum speed is 26 knots compared to 34 knots for the earlier vessels, but as significant time is spent in the speed-limited region round Portsmouth Harbour, only a couple of ...
From early autumn 2009, Wightlink took delivery of two new vessels to operate the route, Wight Ryder I and Wight Ryder II. [3] Both the FastCat Shanklin and FastCat Ryde were retained by Wightlink until 2010, due to teething problems which occurred with the new vessels. [4] They were then sold on to new owners Severn Link.
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