Red Jet Sailings Cancelled Between West Cowes And Southampton As Cross-Solent Travel Issues Mount
- Dominic Kureen
- 2 hours ago
- 1 min read
A total of 18 hi-speed sailings between the Isle of Wight and the mainland have been cancelled due to unplanned maintenance.
Red Funnel has confirmed that its Red Jet 6 vessel is undergoing urgent work, leading to disruption on the West Cowes–Southampton route at the height of half-term.
Sailings Cancelled Today
This afternoon and evening (Tuesday), the following sailings from Southampton will not operate:
15:35
16:45
17:55
From West Cowes, the cancelled departures are:
16:10
17:20
18:30
Further Disruption Tomorrow
Tomorrow (Wednesday), the following sailings from Southampton have been pulled:
06:05
07:15
08:25
15:35
16:45
17:55
From West Cowes, the cancelled services are:
06:40
07:50
09:00
16:10
17:20
18:30
Red Funnel says the disruption is due to unplanned maintenance to Red Jet 6.
The cancellations add to wider cross-Solent disruption today, with other ferry services also affected. Passengers are being advised to check with operators before travelling.
It follows earlier news that a number of Wightlink sailings between Fishbourne and Portsmouth have been cancelled following a berthing incident (further information via the link below).