Wightlink ferry passengers on the Fishbourne to Portsmouth route have experienced delays earlier today (Thursday).
Update 12:49 – Wightlink contacted OnTheWight with an update – The lorry has now been removed and things are getting back to normal. (details)
What happened earlier
Passengers on the 10am from Fishbourne (St Celia) were informed by the captain that an articulated lorry had become stuck on the linkspan loading onto Wight Sun at Portsmouth Harbour.
Passengers on St Celia, which was been diverted to International Ferry Port, experienced delays described as ‘quite horrendous’.
Wightlink had tweeted that a recovery vehicle has just arrived.
P-F (car ferry) The recovery vehicle has arrived. We'll update as soon as we have more info.
— Wightlink Travel (@WightlinkTravel) January 21, 2016
Update 12:49
Wightlink contacted OnTheWight with an update – The lorry has now been removed and things are getting back to normal.
The lorry’s air brakes had locked, making the vehicle immovable.
Wightlink paid for taxis
Wightlink had taxied foot passengers up to the International terminal, so they could board the diverted ferry. Those in vehicles were also redirected.
The 10:30am Wight Sun sailing that had the stuck lorry on it was an extra sailing put on by Wightlink. Prior to that a large number of static caravans had been transported to the Island, using the normal capacity.
Image: © Richard Beet
