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Wightlink provide ferry services to the Isle of Wight. They operate car ferry services from two Island ports, Yarmouth and Fishbourne, as well as a foot passenger services from the end of the pier in Ryde.

Wightlink’s Yarmouth car ferry lands in Lymington. The other two services land in Portsmouth.

The ferry service was bought by Australian-based investment bank, Macquarie, in 2005 for just over £230m.

20, December 2018·1 min read

Wightlink charters foot passenger vessel for Yarmouth commuters

Wightlink charters a vessel to provide a foot passenger service for Lymington-Yarmouth commuters during temporary wind restrictions.

18, December 2018·1 min read

Wightlink pledge to resolve 16 months of ferry fleet problems

The latest incident is the third failure of an engine resulting in a fire on Wight Sky over the last 16 months. Wightlink pledge to resolve the problems customers have experienced.

15, December 2018·1 min read

Update on ferry service, following engine fire

The ferry has been withdrawn from the route as engineers from Wightlink, the engine manufacturer and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) continue to investigate what caused the engine failure.

14, December 2018·1 min read

Fire crews attend Isle of Wight ferry (updated)

Five fire crews from the mainland attended a fire in the engine room of the Isle of Wight ferry.

7, December 2018·2 min read

MP questions ferry firm over apparent non-payment of UK corporation tax (updated)

Although there could be a reasonable explanation, Isle of Wight MP, Robert Seely, says that "Wightlink appears to pay no tax on its earnings" and adds that neither do the holding companies. Wightlink respond.

29, November 2018·2 min read

Island Labour pass motion seeking to nationalise Isle of Wight ferries

Island Labour have agreed a motion to seek commitment from the Labour Party that they would adopt the policy of returning the ferry companies to public ownership as part of the programme of bringing the railway system back into public ownership.

13, November 2018·1 min read

Ferry companies claim reliable services in reply to MP’s questions

The MP says he's pleased the operators are taking responsibility for incidents seriously and that they understand passengers’ frustrations and anger over what's happened over last few months.

9, November 2018·1 min read

Strong winds lead to cross-Solent cancellations

The Met Office forecast winds of up to 60mph along the coast, so there may be even more cancellations as the day continues.

8, November 2018·1 min read

Ferry cancellations to allow for urgent repairs

Four crossings have been cancelled today in order allow engineers to replace a fuel injector.

2, November 2018·2 min read

‘We’re going on an Isle of Wight bear hunt’ figures find ‘forever homes’

We’re Going on A Bear Hunt has been on the Isle of Wight since Easter, and their last event was at the Youth Zone at the Isle of Wight Literary Festival.

23, October 2018·1 min read

New health tech showcased on ferry passengers (and captain)

Ferry customers and staff were given the chance to discover their vital signs through a 60 second ‘selfie’ developed by scientists at the Universities of Portsmouth and Bournemouth in collaboration with researchers and clinicians at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust.

4, October 2018·2 min read

Challenge to visit every RNLI station in 911 hours in a Porsche 911

Wightlink helps couple towards finishing post of charity challenge in aid of the RNLI.

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