Portsmouth to Fishbourne ferry services cancelled and changed after ship crashes into Gunwharf terminal

St Clare and Wightlink’s Gunwharf terminal were damaged after the collision earlier this morning (February 17). The ship transports passengers between Portsmouth and Fishbourne, Isle of Wight.

Wightlink has confirmed that the 4.20pm sailing will now start at Portsmouth International Port, but some later services have been cancelled. Engineers are hard at work fixing the terminal following the heavy-berthing incident.

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A Wightlink statement said: “This has been arranged to help get customers moving again while work continues to safely restore full operations at our Gunwharf terminal. If you are booked on the 4.20pm sailing, please head to Portsmouth International Port for the 4pm sailing. We kindly ask that customers arrive no more than 30 minutes before departure. Your existing booking will be accepted, and no changes are required.

“The 5.20pm from Portsmouth Gunwharf and the 6.20pm from Fishbourne are cancelled. We will then return to our advertised timetable with the 5.20pm from Fishbourne and the 6.20pm and any subsequent services departing from our Portsmouth Gunwharf port as normal.

“All other Wightlink routes continue to operate as normal. Full refunds will be issued for all cancelled sailings today. Thank you for your patience and understanding as our teams work hard to resolve today’s issue safely and as quickly as possible.”

Further information can be found here.