Wightlink’s crew rescues two boys from a capsized dinghy off Lymington
Wednesday 18, July 2018
The crew of Wight Sky rescued two young teenage boys who had been thrown into the Solent from a capsized dinghy just outside the Lymington River on Tuesday evening.
Portsmouth pupils to get on the water, thanks to Wightlink’s support for the Andrew Simpson Foundation
Monday 16, July 2018
Wightlink has teamed up with the Andrew Simpson Foundation’s Watersports Centre in Langstone Harbour to provide 500 young people aged 12 and 13 years from Portsmouth schools with the opportunity to experience sailing for themselves.
Pioneering artificial rockpools (or ‘vertipools’) attached to the side of Wightlink’s harbour in Fishbourne, Isle of Wight last year are already attracting a fascinating range of Solent marine life.
Wightlink highlights its green credentials at the Isle of Wight’s first Environmental Conference
Tuesday 26, June 2018
Wightlink Chief Executive Keith Greenfield has spoken about the ferry company’s green initiatives at the inaugural Isle of Wight Environmental Conference at Cowes Yacht Haven.
Wightlink welcomes leading marine technology specialist
Tuesday 12, June 2018
A senior executive of the global technology company Wärtsilä has visited Wightlink’s car ferry terminal in Portsmouth and crossed the Solent on St Clare, which is fitted with Wärtsilä engines.
Henry VIII’s flagship Mary Rose is remembered in Ryde
Tuesday 12, June 2018
Wightlink’s FastCat passengers crossing the Solent this summer will be able to learn more about Henry VIII’s flagship Mary Rose from displays at Ryde Pier Head.
Wightlink’s new flagship Victoria of Wight, part of the company’s £45million investment in the Portsmouth-Fishbourne route, has impressed senior managers, captains and engineers during her first sea trials in the Sea of Marmara.
Improvements ahead for Wightlink’s Isle of Wight car parks
Tuesday 12, June 2018
Wightlink is changing its car parking arrangements at Ryde Pier on Tuesday 26 June 2018, installing new ticket machines and offering more payment choices for customers.
Wightlink’s staff at Ryde Pier sprang into action when a customer reported seeing an exhausted dog swimming half a mile out to sea near the end of the pier at 07:00 this morning (Sunday, 3 June 2018) .
Wightlink is honoured for its support of Island produce
Friday 1, June 2018
Wightlink has been recognised for promoting and selling Isle of Wight food and drink with the award of a prestigious Gold Wight Marque by the Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Society.
It was a tight squeeze but Wightlink’s flagship St Clare accommodated some of its heaviest loads earlier this week when an Ivatt locomotive and its coal tender crossed the Solent to take part in the Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s Bank Holiday gala.