MV Wight Sun

MV Wight Sun is an Isle of Wight ferry built in 2008 for the British company Wightlink.

Wight Sun berthed at Lymington
History
United Kingdom
Name	MV Wight Sun
Operator	Wightlink
Route	Yarmouth to Lymington Portsmouth~Fishbourne (Seasonal relief vessel 2015 onwards)
Builder	Kraljevica, Croatia
Yard number	552
Launched	29 June 2008
Christened	by local schoolgirl Stefani Nadoh
In service	25 May 2009
Homeport	London
Identification	IMO number: 9490416[1] MMSI number: 235064777 Callsign: 2BBW9
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	2,546 GT; 360 DWT[2]
Length	62.0 m (203.4 ft)
Beam	16.0 m (52.5 ft)
Draught	2.3 m (7.5 ft)
Installed power	4x 740bhp (552kw) Volvo Penta D16MH 16 litre 6cyl diesels
Propulsion	2x Voith Schneider 21 R5/135
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Capacity	360 passengers, 65 cars
Crew	10

History

Wight Sun was built at the Brodogradiliste Kraljevica, Croatia and launched on 29 June 2008. After fitting out, she sailed the 3,071 miles to Lymington in March/April 2009^[3] and entered service with Wightlink in spring 2009.^[4]

Service

Wight Sun en route from Lymington to Yarmouth in 2019

Wight Sun joined the Wight-class fleet on the Yarmouth and Lymington service. Her two sisters, Wight Light and Wight Sky entered service on 25 February 2009. In July 2015, she was transferred to the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route as a relief ferry. Wight Light, which was the relief ferry after St Helen was withdrawn, transferred back to the Lymington to Yarmouth route in its place.