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Wightlink Supports Next Generation Of Forensic Investigators

A Wightlink ferry has been used to star in an unusual production to help support the next generation of forensic investigators.

The Portsmouth-Fishbourne ship, St Faith, hosted the team while it was out of service and moored in Portsmouth Harbour ahead of the busy summer season.

The University of Portsmouth asked Wightlink if its technicians could mock-up and film a crime scene onboard to help them teach students taking an undergraduate degree in criminology and forensics.

During the next academic year, they'll be challenged to solve the maritime mysteries using evidence from the video and photos taken on board St Faith.

As part of their work, technicians used professional fingerprint powders on doors and placed boot marks on surfaces to create clues.

Senior Specialist Forensic Technician, Dan McGuigan, said:

“Students appreciate learning from a real-life scenario. We valued this opportunity from Wightlink to create some quality content for them to view, make notes and discuss in groups.”

Wightlink Chief Executive, Keith Greenfield, said:

“We always like to support our local community whenever we can.

“We were pleased to play a role in educating the next generation of forensic investigators by giving access to the team to create challenges for their students to solve. As St Faith wasn't in service that day, we were happy to agree to the request.”

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