Victoria of Wight refit 2023 | Behind the scenes in Falmouth

Our flagship ferry, the hybrid-energy Victoria of Wight, has been away for a few weeks on her annual refit.
A period of maintenance that's essential for the upkeep of each member of our fleet, refits are one of the busiest times of the year for some of our colleagues.
Having reached nearly five years in service, there's plenty of work involved so we headed down to Falmouth, where she's been dry docked, to get a look behind the scenes with Master, Patrycja.
00:00 Welcome to Falmouth
00:54 Importance of refit
01:28 What works are taking place
01:55 Getting to Falmouth
03:10 Underneath the ferry

[@RT-zg2zt]

Might be interesting to do a bit on the Voith propulsion system?

[@imeach2897]

I wouldn't like to be stood in a dry dock and hearing running water all the time 😂

[@iantait309]

My £200 for an Island discount weekend return helps pay for this. They should rename the company Wight Leach.

[@togoboldly]

Is there a model of Victoria of Wight people can buy?