A 'drunk' man has been arrested following an incident at Wightlink's Portsmouth ferry terminal.
Police have been dealing with an incident since early this morning (Thursday), which initially led to the cancellation of all crossings between Portsmouth and Fishbourne.
It was described as an 'ongoing customer incident', which has now been resolved.
However, it has led to delays of around an hour.
A Wightlink spokesperson said:
"Wightlink’s Portsmouth-Fishbourne service is experiencing delays of approximately one hour, because of an earlier customer incident which has now been resolved.
"We are asking all customers to check in as normal."
Our Lym-Yar and Hbr-Ryde services are running on time this morning but our Ports-Fish service has delays of up to 1hr after an earlier customer incident. We'll continue to keep you updated throughout the day. Thanks.
— Wightlink Travel (@WightlinkTravel) June 3, 2021
Isle of Wight Police said:
"If you are due to travel on Wightlink car ferry today I expect there will be significant delays.
"An incident occurred on the Portsmouth side involving an intoxicated male who is now in police custody.
"Unfortunately, due to his behaviour, the boat couldn’t go anywhere until he was detained by instruction of the harbour master. This is for several reasons, including the safety of the male and the safety of the boat and passengers."
Well. . . That was a busy night for myself and B shift! If you are due to travel on Wightlink Car Ferry today I expect...
Posted by Isle of Wight Police on Thursday, June 3, 2021