Legendary Brittany Ferries ship to sail from Portsmouth port for the last time

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00:00Today's both a happy and sad day at Portsmouth International Port.

00:04We've seen Normandy come in for her final arrival and departure today.

00:09She's been here a long time, since 1992,

00:12and she was one of the first luxury cruise ferries to come into Portsmouth.

00:17At the time when she first came in, she was so big that we actually had to close the harbour

00:21for other vessels to come in and out, which shows just how far the harbour's come in that time.

00:26We only sort of close the harbour now for the large aircraft carriers,

00:30and even the larger cruise ships now.

00:32We don't need to shut the harbour, so it just shows how revolutionary she was at the time.

00:38Normandy's been replaced by a new LNG hybrid vessel called the Gwilander Normandy,

00:43and she is a very clean, energy-efficient ship,

00:47and she'll be running in and out of Portsmouth emission-free

00:51and then switching to gas power when she gets outside of the harbour.

00:54So in terms of luxury and comfort for the passengers, it's going to be an amazing upgrade.

01:00And in terms of the residents and the local air pollution,

01:04we're going to see a reduction in emissions and an improvement in air quality.

01:09So it's really great news for everyone.