Isle of Wight ferry operator Red Funnel has announced cancellations for Saturday (April 2) due to a staff shortage.

The cancellations affect the Red Jet route from Cowes to Southampton.

The sailings cancelled are: West Cowes to Southampton Red Jet at 8:15, 13:35, 14:55, 17:35, 18:55, and Southampton to West Cowes Red Jet at 7:35, 12:55, 14:15, 16:55, 18:15.

Red Funnel said: "Cancelled due to limited crew availability. We apologise for the inconvenience to your journey."

It comes as Red Jet 4 returned back to service after several weeks out.

Red Funnel has been beleaguered by staff shortages for months, due at times to the Covid pandemic, but also due to a difficulty in recruitment.

Today (Friday) saw delays to Red Funnel's car ferry service.