RED Funnel has cancelled morning sailings on its East Cowes to Southampton vehicle ferry service.

The 8.30am from East Cowes and the 7am from Southampton have both been cancelled.

Red Funnel blamed the cancellations on a technical issue.

UPDATED 9.38am

The 10am vehicle ferry from Southampton East Cowes has been cancelled due to a technical issue. 

UPDATED 10.01am

The vehicle ferry is experiencing delays for up to an hour.

UPDATED 10.30am

The East Cowes to Southampton vehicle ferry at 11:30am has been delayed by up to 30 mins due to the earlier cancellation. 

UPDATED 3.53pm

Car ferry sailings are still delayed by 20-30 minutes. Red Funnel said: "We are working to reduce delays and apologise for the delay to your onward journey."

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