There are cancellations and major delays on Red Funnel's car ferry service.
Technical problems with the firm's Red Falcon ship are being blamed.
The 3pm sailing from Southampton and 4.30pm crossing are off, as are the 6pm, from Southampton, and 7.30pm, from East Cowes.
There are also delays of up to two hours on the 5pm sailing from Southampton, and 6.30pm from East Cowes.
Vehicle Ferry 19:30 from Southampton and 21:00 from Cowes delayed by up to 90mins for all booked traffic due to a mechanical issue with the Red Falcon. We apologise for any inconvenience to your journey.
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A spokesperson for Red Funnel said:
“We are experiencing disruption to our timetable this afternoon. This follows a routine technical inspection which resulted in the need to remove the Red Falcon from service to allow for repairs to be made to the engine due to an issue with the cooling system. The safety of our passengers and team is our number one priority and we are working hard to keep traffic moving, with all passengers being transferred to another sailing. We will issue an update on Red Falcon’s return to service as soon as we have more information.
“We advise anyone travelling today to arrive no sooner than advised and to check the service status on the Red Funnel website where updated departure and arrival times are available. We do appreciate that this will disrupt people’s plans for today and we sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused."
Passengers are urged to check before they travel.