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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.
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 ...
Wightlink reported the problem with its St Clare vehicle ferry at about 13:00 GMT on Thursday and reduced sailings on the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route.
The success of the paddle steamers prompted a period of company formation. In 1827 the Portsmouth and Ryde Steam Packet Company (P&RSPC) was formed and took over the running of the PS Union. This was followed in 1849 by the Portsea, Portsmouth, Gosport and Isle of Wight Steam Packet Company (PPG&IWSPC) operating on the same route.
HSC FastCat Ryde is a high speed catamaran ferry. The vessel was originally built in Singapore for service in the Philippines as Water Jet 1.She was bought by Wightlink in 2000 and following an extensive refit entered service on the Ryde Pier to Portsmouth route in August of that year along with her sister ship HSC FastCat Shanklin.
The Wight class vessels should be able to run to the existing timetable, with a scheduled crossing time of 30 minutes and 15 minutes turnaround. The three previous vessels that ran the Lymington to Yarmouth route were retired and initially stored at Portsmouth . 35-year-old Cenred was brought back into service on 12 March 2009, when Wight Light ...
MV St Faith is a vehicle and passenger ferry operated by Wightlink on its route from Portsmouth to Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight.As with former sister ship St Cecilia, there were plans to increase St Faith ' s capacity by extending her length by 12 metres (39 ft).
Passenger lounge Vehicle deck. MV Victoria of Wight is a ship sailing on the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route operated by Wightlink.She entered service on 26 August 2018. [4] Built by the Cemre Shipyard in Yalova for £30 million, [5] she is the newest ship in the fleet and completed Wightlink's £45 million investment in the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route. [4]