Red Funnel Isle of Wight car ferry services resume following technical failure

Red Funnel car ferry services have resumed after sailings were cancelled on Monday morning.

The services between East Cowes and Southampton were suspended for several hours due to a technical failure of the drawbridge, which has since been repaired.

The foot passenger service was unaffected.

The ferry operator apologised for any inconvenience that were caused to journeys.

Extra Red Jet sailings ran between Southampton and West Cowes to ease disruption in the afternoon.

Leanna Lakes, Operations Director at Red Funnel, said: "Thanks to the exceptional speed and dedication of our technical and wider support teams, I am pleased to announce that our East Cowes linkspan has been repaired, and our vehicle ferry service has now resumed...

"We would like to sincerely thank our customers for their patience and understanding during this time, whilst the repairs were underway. As well as our dedicated customer support teams for assisting everyone throughout the day."

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