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[Newboy6458]

Just cycled from Cowes to Gurnard for lunch at the Watersedge cafe and surprised to see a Red Funnel car ferry headed west down the Solent. MarineTraffic shows it’s Red Osprey and now passing down the Needles channel.. Any ideas?

 

[Boathook]

Just cycled from Cowes to Gurnard for lunch at the Watersedge cafe and surprised to see a Red Funnel car ferry headed west down the Solent. MarineTraffic shows it’s Red Osprey and now passing down the Needles channel.. Any ideas?

Checking to see whether they can bring vehicles back from Cherbourg?

 

[prv]

One of them went to Falmouth a while back for a refit. Presumably it's now Red Osprey's turn for a wash and brush-up?

Pete

 

[prv]

Indeed, looking at Marine Traffic myself, Falmouth is listed as the destination.

Must be a fun change for the crew making the trip.

Pete

 

[DJE]

I hope they've got plenty of fuel.

 

[VicS]

One of them went to Falmouth a while back for a refit. Presumably it's now Red Osprey's turn for a wash and brush-up?

Pete

Meanwhile Wightlink's St Clare is on the way back from Falmouth

St Cecilia will then be retired on Friday 25th to join sister ships St Helen and St Catherine in the Med

Fascinating facts about Wightlink’s retiring car ferry, St Cecilia from IOW County Press

When St Cecilia was launched, a special inaugural cruise took place on March 23, 1987, with 300 invited guests, then she entered service at 6am four days later in atrocious weather conditions.
St Cecilia was built to carry 142 cars on every sailing. However, as cars have got longer and wider over the years, the current maximum capacity is 95.
She can carry more than 700 customers on every sailing, compared to over 1,000 on Wightlink’s current flagship Victoria of Wight.
St Cecilia weighs in at 953.2 tonnes, compared with Victoria of Wight that tips the scales at 2,564.8 tonnes.
The ship featured in a 1989 episode of BBC1 children’s series Grange Hill. Several scenes were filmed on board and at Wightlink’s Portsmouth car ferry terminal.
St Cecilia also featured in the 2002 French movie A Loving Father starring Gérard Depardieu. As part of her role, she was painted in the livery of the fictitious Swedish ferry company Norselink.

 

[harry potter]

Red Osprey arrived OK.

In a few weeks will have something better to do

 

[mobeydick]

One of them went to Falmouth a while back for a refit. Presumably it's now Red Osprey's turn for a wash and brush-up?

Pete

Hmmm: That is where the Sandbanks Ferry went at the beginning of November, and it has only worked for one day since....

MD