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More Cancellations On Red Jet Service

There are further cancellations on Red Funnel's Red Jet today - and into tomorrow.

Another 22 sailings to and from the Island are off.

It follows technical problems yesterday (Thursday).

Red Jet 6 is back in service, but Red Jet's 4 and 7 remain out of action.

Leanna Lakes, Operations Director, said:

“We are pleased to announce that Red Jet 6 has received regulatory approval following repair works and is now back in service.

“Works on Red Jet 7’s port fuel system will carry on throughout the weekend. We will continue to keep customers informed and will provide an update on Monday’s timetable later this afternoon. Today and tomorrow, we will be running a reduced service, operating with one Red Jet."

The 4.55pm and 6.15pm sailings from Southampton are off today (Friday). While the 5.35pm and 6.55pm from Cowes have also been cancelled.

Tomorrow (Saturday), the following services from Southampton have been cancelled:

7.35am, 8.55am, 10.15am, 11.35am, 12.55pm, 2.15pm, 3.35pm, 4.55pm, 6.15pm.

The following services from West Cowes have been cancelled:

8.15pm, 9.35pm, 10.55pm, 12.15pm, 1.35pm, 2.55pm, 4.15pm, 5.35pm, 8.55pm.

A spokesperson added:

“We sincerely apologise for the disruption and are working hard to ensure normal service can resume. Red Jet 4 has completed an out of water survey today as part of her recertification process following a prolonged period out of service. We are working with regulatory authorities to return her to service as soon as possible. 

"We will continue to keep customers updated through text alerts, social media updates and our live service status. Our vehicle service is running to timetable.”

Live service status information is available here: https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/isle-of-wight-ferry/service-status/.

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