The news of the deck collapse on Wightlink’s St Helen Isle of Wight car ferry has gone around the world, with publications as widespread as the Olso Times in Norway reporting on it.
Below are a collection of photos and video shot last night by Island photographer Shane Thornton. They show different parts of the operation, which took two and a half hours in total to complete.
Wightlink have today sought to assure customers that their other three car ferries were checked over again last night, “Engineers inspected and tested the mezzanine decks before returning the ships to service.”
The photos
(Click on the photos to see the full HD-sized versions)
Video
Shane was also on scene to shoot a video of the emergency services at work.
Images and video: © Used with kind permission of Shane Thornton Photography
