The decision to change their smoking policy has been taken following the fire on an outside deck of the Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferry St Faith in January 2017.
A firefighter from Sandown has been praised for stepping in and helping when a fellow passenger collapsed with heart pains. Wightlink has presented him with travel vouchers.
Wightlink say MoorMaster™ will cut their turnaround time on the Fishbourne route by three minutes to 15 minutes. It's a first in the UK for this innovative technology.
Brian Cowser's calm and measured in his actions on hearing that a customer had suffered a cardiac arrest has been recognised by his employer, Wightlink.
You'll need to book in advance and vehicles and passengers may be subject to checks as Wightlink transfer services to the International Port for part of next week.
As well as the steel for the new ship being cut this week. work starts shortly on the new boarding ramps, which will be ready for use by St Clare in summer 2017.
The new Wightlink ferry will have space for more than 1,000 people on board and will use hybrid battery technology, as well as conventional fuel, to reduce emissions and make the vessel quieter.
One night after the refusal for Red Funnel's East Cowes application, Isle of Wight planning committee members voted unanimously in favour of the Wightlink scheme.