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Wightlink

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.

30, July 2014·1 min read

Wightlink staff to paddle across the Solent for Ryde Inshore Rescue

Wightlink staff aim to help Ryde Inshore Rescue get back on the water by paddling across the Solent on 2nd August.

3, August 2014·1 min read

Wightlink ferry makes ‘light contact with a navigation post’

Wightlink say a ferry on the Yar-Lym route "experienced a technical problem to its forward propulsion system this morning."

Wightlink staff paddle across the Solent

4, August 2014·1 min read

Wightlink paddlers raise £5,000 for Ryde Inshore Rescue

As promised, staff from Wightlink rose to the challenge, and paddled their way across the Solent on Saturday.

Wight Sun ferry by barge full of rocks by Ben Matthews

4, August 2014·2 min read

Eye-witness account, photos and video of the Wightlink Yarmouth ferry incident

Ben Matthews, who was onboard the Wight Sun ferry yesterday, gives OnTheWight a full and thorough account of what happened when the ferry lost use of the front propulsion units.

16, September 2014·1 min read

Can you believe it? Someone made a Wightlink ferry in Minecraft (video)

Someone has produced a Minecraft replica of a Wightlink ferry that you can travel around in too. Yes, for real!

Wightlink Managers: Russell Kew meeting passengers:

17, September 2014·1 min read

Talk to Wightlink managers this autumn

Wightlink Ferries has released the next set of dates for its popular Meet the Managers drop-in consultation sessions.

1, October 2014·1 min read

Looks like Wightlink have just dropped pricing for some vehicles

Wightlink say that after customer feedback at Meet the Manager sessions, they've changed the pricing structure for some vehicles.

7, October 2014·1 min read

Wightlink urges MP to raise issue of Marine Conservation Zones in his Parliamentary debate

The ferry company is urging Isle of Wight Conservative MP Andrew Turner to highlight the dangers of including ferry ports in the proposed Marine Conservation Zone in the Solent.

Andrew Turner on bench - Ferry debate - Westminster - 13 October 2014

15, October 2014·4 min read

Ferry companies respond to Andrew Turner’s Westminster appearance

OnTheWight asked the ferry companies what their reaction was to Andrew Turner's performance in the House of Commons the other day. Here are the responses from two of them.

8, November 2014·1 min read

Delays yesterday for Wightlink customers after problems with mezzanine deck

The reported problem with mezzanine deck hydraulics on St Faith were sorted overnight.

24, November 2014·1 min read

Wightlink to cut number of ferries on Yarmouth route next summer

Wightlink say demand is falling on their Yarmouth to Lymington route, with customers preferring to use other routes, so one of the W-Class vessels will be moving to the Fishbourne route from Summer 2015.

13, January 2015·2 min read

Triple whammy for commercial vehicles on Wightlink says customer

A commercial customer who usually takes the Yarmouth route, tells OnTheWight the temporary 'no lorry rule' in Yarmouth + road works in Fishbourne + St Clare being out of service = unhappiness for them. Wightlink disagree.

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