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] Wight Sun joined the Wight-class fleet on the Yarmouth and Lymington service.

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Wight Light, which was the relief ferry after St Helen was withdrawn, transferred back to the Lymington to Yarmouth route in its place.