WIGHTLINK CAR FERRY SERVICE SUSPENDED DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH BOARDING RAMP

Wightlink has suspended its Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferry service this afternoon (Thursday) following a technical issue with the boarding ramp.

The operator has confirmed that the fault means cars cannot be safely loaded or unloaded, forcing all sailings on the route to be suspended until further notice. Engineers are on site working to repair the problem.

To help minimise disruption, Wightlink says that customers booked on Portsmouth-Fishbourne sailings can transfer free of charge to the Lymington-Yarmouth route.

Those with existing bookings are encouraged to check the Wightlink website for the latest updates

Further announcements are anticipated later today.