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Sailings disrupted due to engine issues
The 'Red Eagle' suffered engine issues short time after it had returned to service after an extended period in dry dock at Falmouth on the morning of April 5, 2025. The issueled to the cancellation of at least two sailings, with the potential for disruption to services all day. The 'Red Eagle' had departed East Cowes at 06:30 a.m., but as the ferry headed to Southampton, an engine issue developed. The vessel came to a complete halt near Netley at 07:10 a.m. The ferry was then slowly making progress up Southampton Water. Red Funnel has cancelled the departures from Southampton until 9.15 p.m. and thesailings from East Cowes until 9.45 p.m. as a result. Foot passengers were being advised to travel on the Southampton-West Cowes high-speed service which was unaffected. Due to a failure of the aft engine high-temperature cooling pump, the vessel remained removed from service the whole weekend while technical teams were trying make the necessary repairs. In the meantime, the 'Red Falcon' and 'Red Osprey' were continuing to sail, offering most passengers previously booked on the 'Red Eagle' the ability to sail either 60 minutes sooner or later than planned.
Sailings cancelled due to technical fault
A problem with the aft engine of the 'Red Eagle' has led to the cancellation of at least four sailings on the evening of Nov 20. The cross-Solent operator has been forced to pull the 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. sailings from Southampton, as well as the 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. sailings from East Cowes. The 04:30 a.m. sailing from Southampton and the 06:00 a.m. crossing from East Cowes have both been cancelled on the morning of Nov 21 due to the ongoing technical fault with the engine.
Almost 40 sailings cancelled due to Voith trouble
Red Funnel has announced 12 further cancellations for Sep 6, bringing its total number of cancelled vehicle sailings this week to almost 40. The reason for the cancellations was due to extended works on the 'Red Eagle''s Voith unit. A total of 39 crossings have been cancelled on the East Cowes to Southampton route this week alone due to the same technical issue. The woes started on on Sep 3, with four sailings cancelled and delays of around 45 minutes later in the evening. This was followed by 11 cancellations on Sep 4, 12 on Sep 5and a further 12 on Sep 6.
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