Wightlink Ferries’ new environmentally friendly flagship, Victoria of Wight, was named by Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex in Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight on 20 September. Local schoolchildren, Wightlink’s suppliers from the Isle of Wight and other invited guests watched as The Right Reverent Christopher Foster blessed the £30 million (US$39.3 million) hybrid energy ferry. According to maritime tradition, the Countess of Wessex then broke a bottle of champagne over the ship’s bow.
WORLD SHIPPING
27 September 2018 - 12:07
Wightlink's new flagship ferry gets royal seal of approval
Wightlink Ferries’ new environmentally friendly flagship, Victoria of Wight, was named by Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex in Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight on 20 September
WORLD SHIPPING
27 September 2018 - 12:07
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