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Caught this ferry, the Victoria of Wight, cutting through the calm seas on a sunny day. It's a vital link between the Isle of Wight and the mainland, carrying stories of daily commuters and excited tourists. Watching it sail away, there's a sense of adventure mixed with the routine, each journey a thread in the fabric of maritime life here.
Wightlink Hybrid Diesel Electric / Battery Car Ferry departing from Portsmouth for the Isle of Wight on a hot September day.
Serves the Portsmouth-Fishbourne Isle of Wight route.
This Isle of Wight ferry is larger internally than almost all the cross-channel ferries of the 1970s.
IMO 9791028
Built 2018 Cemre, Turkey
8,041 grt
8Sep2023
Wightlink Hybrid Diesel Electric / Battery Car Ferry departing from Portsmouth for the Isle of Wight on a hot, hazy September day.
Serves the Portsmouth-Fishbourne Isle of Wight route.
This Isle of Wight ferry is larger internally than almost all the cross-channel ferries of the 1970s.
IMO 9791028
Built 2018 Cemre, Turkey
8,041 grt
8Sep2023
Harbour - Wightlink Ferry Services. Wightlink is the latest incarnation of a ferry company with a history stretching back to the mid C19th. It operates between Portsmouth and Ryde or Fishbourne. MV Victoria of Wight entered service on 26 August 2018 and was built by the Cemre Shipyard in Yalova. She is the flagship and largest vessel of the current fleet, holding 1,208 passengers & 178 cars.
City of Portsmouth, Portsea Island, Hampshire, South Coast of England, UK - MV Victoria of Wight in the Solent, approaching Portsmouth Harbour
June 2023
Harbour - Wightlink Ferry Services. Wightlink is the latest incarnation of a ferry company with a history stretching back to the mid C19th. It operates between Portsmouth and Ryde or Fishbourne. MV Victoria of Wight entered service on 26 August 2018 and was built by the Cemre Shipyard in Yalova. She is the flagship and largest vessel of the current fleet, holding 1,208 passengers & 178 cars.
City of Portsmouth, Portsea Island, Hampshire, South Coast of England, UK - MV Victoria of Wight leaving the dock at Portsmouth
June 2023
Wightlink Hybrid Diesel Electric / Battery Car Ferry departing from Portsmouth for the Isle of Wight.
Serves the Portsmouth-Fishbourne Isle of Wight route.
This Isle of Wight ferry is larger internally than almost all the cross-channel ferries of the 1970s.
IMO 9791028
Built 2018 Cemre, Turkey
8,041 grt
22Jun2023
Wightlink Hybrid Diesel Electric / Battery Car Ferry departing from Portsmouth for the Isle of Wight.
Serves the Portsmouth-Fishbourne Isle of Wight route.
This Isle of Wight ferry is larger internally than almost all the cross-channel ferries of the 1970s.
IMO 9791028
Built 2018 Cemre, Turkey
8,041 grt
22Jun2023
Wightlink Hybrid Diesel Electric / Battery Car Ferry departing from Portsmouth for the Isle of Wight.
Serves the Portsmouth-Fishbourne Isle of Wight route.
This Isle of Wight ferry is larger internally than almost all the cross-channel ferries of the 1970s.
IMO 9791028
Built 2018 Cemre, Turkey
8,041 grt
22Jun2023
Wightlink Hybrid Diesel Electric / Battery Car Ferry approaching the harbour entrance at Portsmouth, seen from Gosport.
Serves the Portsmouth-Fishbourne Isle of Wight route.
This Isle of Wight ferry is larger internally than almost all the cross-channel ferries of the 1970s.
IMO 9791028
Built 2018 Cemre, Turkey
8,041 grt
22Jun2023
Wightlink Hybrid Diesel Electric / Battery Car Ferry departing from the terminal at Portsmouth for the Isle of Wight.
Serves the Portsmouth-Fishbourne Isle of Wight route.
This Isle of Wight ferry is larger internally than almost all the cross-channel ferries of the 1970s.
IMO 9791028
Built 2018 Cemre, Turkey
8,041 grt
22Jun2023