Wightlink bid farewell to George Terry during his last commuter crossing to Portsmouth, where he's worked for the last 38 years. There were croissants and orange juice for all passengers to bid him farewell.
Work by University of Southampton history students, reveals just how important the Isle of Wight was during the wartime efforts of the second world war.
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.
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.
Lord Justice Sullivan said, “the claimant’s argument is wholly misconceived, it’s a boot straps argument in that the claimant is trying to pull himself up by his bootstraps."
200 free tickets have been allocated and Wightlink hope that those attending the screening of the last Transformers film on the pier on Saturday will give generously.