The Isle of Wight ferry company confirm they have suspended the Captain and his Mate following the second collision in East Cowes with yachts in the last few weeks.
The Red Eagle has been withdrawn from service to enable the preliminary investigation to be concluded, so Red Funnel have announced a series of cancellations on the East Cowes route.
Watch this 'wall of fog' video taken this morning and you might understand how the Red Funnel ferry came into 'light contact' with a yacht moored in Cowes. RNLI say the ferry "ploughed through the moorings" of Daring Class boats.
Over 40 Red Funnel staff and their families braved the wet weather at Ventnor and Steephill Cove to take part in the biggest-ever organised clean-up of the Island’s coastline.
There were a whopping 114 gardens entered into this year's Wight in Bloom competition - all visited by a panel of volunteer judges during July, scoring the entries for their design, range of plants, colour, presentation, maintenance and creativity.
The Red Falcon is being used to test a number of new green initiatives, with a focus on improving air quality, increasing recycling rates, reducing waste and packaging and encouraging sustainable travel.
The Sunday Times quoted the Isle of Wight ferry company as having made £17.7m profit last year - that's nearly £1.5m profit per month, every month of last year.