Despite higher levels of recruitment - due to busy staycation ferry traffic - Red Funnel say that 30 per cent of their staff are unable to work with many contacted by Track and Trace or are self-isolating
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.
Yesterday Wightlink chose to describe the fire on board the St Faith car ferry as 'small'. Anyone who's seen the photos of the fire might well question that description. We did, so we asked Wightlink to define 'a small fire' - here's what they told OnTheWight.