Wightlink has cancelled 8 sailings on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth route this coming Saturday due to staff shortages.
The cross-Solent operator says that it has tried to source staff at ‘short notice’ (2 days), but has failed. As a result, Wightlink has taken the last resort action of cancelling scheduled sailings.
The 08:40, 10:40, 12:40 and 14:40 from Portsmouth have been cancelled alongside the 09:40, 11:40, 13:40 and 15:40 sailings from Fishbourne.
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It’s said the shortages relate to the absence of an essential crew member. The same reason was given for cancellations on 24th September. Last Friday the route was hit by 2-hour delays due to a mechanical issue.
All booked customers have been notified and moved to alternate sailings.
