Southern Vectis were purchased by Go South Coast in July 2011. Southern Vectis employed staff from the firm. The company has been involved in Isle of Wight events such as the Isle of Wight Festival and the Bestival. Additional buses were brought to the island. During the Isle of Wight Festival, extra shuttle services were run from Lymington to Yarmouth Wightlink ferry terminal; from the Southampton to East Cowes Red Funnel ferry terminal; and from the Portsmouth to Fishborne and Portsmouth to Ryde Wightlink ferry terminal and Fastcat passenger boat terminal. An Open Top Christmas Lights Tour has been operated. One of
Terminology of the British Isles II, Chapter 1 of as "Iwernia, Bretanic Island", and Chapter 2 as "Alwion [sic], Bretanic Island". The name "Albion" for Great Britain fell from favour, and the island was described in Greek as Πρεττανία or Βρεττανία, in Latin "Britannia", an inhabitant as Βρεττανός, "Britannus", with the adjective Βρεττανικός, "Britannicus", equating to "British". With the Roman conquest of Britain the name Britannia was used for the province of Roman Britain. The Emperor Claudius was honoured with the agnomen "Britannicus" as if he were the conqueror, and coins were struck from AD 46 inscribed or . With the visit of Hadrian in