THE Red Funnel ferry service from Southampton to the Isle of Wight is suspended between the city and West Cowes as Red Jet 4 remains stuck on the water.

Red Funnel is awaiting tugs to tow the vessel from the berth in West Cowes to Southampton.

It has been suspended since around 2pm, and the company says it will an issue an updated statement in due course.

A spokesperson said: "Red Funnel's Southampton to West Cowes service is currently suspended. This is caused by a blocked waterjet on Red Jet 4 which is awaiting tugs to tow her from the berth in West Cowes to Southampton.

"The Southampton to East Cowes service is unaffected and customers are advised to use this service until further notice.

"A water taxi service is in operation at West Cowes to ferry Red Jet passengers to East Cowes from Town Quay. Red Funnel apologise for the inconvenience."