Isle of Wight ferry services cancelled due to fog on Solent

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The Red Jet service between Cowes and Southampton have resumed.

Passengers onboard an afternoon sailing from Southampton were turned back from Cowes and returned to the mainland when the Red Jet could not dock.

Red Jet Service has returned to timetable. Thank you for your patience, for timetable and live service information please visit https://t.co/MypKZNJdTx

— RF Service News (@RF_Travel_News) December 2, 2023

• Check the Red Funnel service status website for the latest cross-Solent updates before travelling.
  
  

Meanwhile, Red Funnel's vehicle ferry from East Cowes has also been suspended.

Passengers onboard Red Osprey this evening are currently stranded, as the vessel remains off Cowes unable to dock on the Island. 

In February 2021, Cowes Harbour Commission gave notice that it would not allow vessels 48 metres and above in length to navigate the harbour during 'restricted visibility'.

Vehicle Ferry 19:30 from Southampton and 19:30 from Cowes cancelled due to delays as a result of earlier disruption. We apologise for any inconvenience to your journey.

— RF Service News (@RF_Travel_News) December 2, 2023

Red Funnel is expected to make an update regarding its passenger and vehicle services at 7pm.

Wightlink's Yarmouth to Lymington vehicle ferry has also been suspended until further notice.

Due to extreme thick fog on the Solent this evening our Lymington-Yarmouth service is suspended until further notice, . All customers will be accommodated on our Por-Fish service so are advised to head to PO1 2LA and we'll board you asap. We apologise for any inconvenience.

— Wightlink Travel (@WightlinkTravel) December 2, 2023

• Check the Wightlink service status website for the latest cross-Solent updates before travelling.
  
  

Wightlink's Ryde Pier-Portsmouth Harbour FastCat service and its Fishbourne-Portsmouth vehicle ferry are both still running at this time.

Hovertravel will return from 7.15pm, after being suspended this afternoon.

Services will resume operation at 19:15 from Ryde and 19:30 from Southsea.

— Hovertravelltd (@HovertravelLtd) December 2, 2023