From the IW County Press website: http://www.iwcp.co.uk/News/HOVER_SUPERHULL_TOWED_HOME_1.aspx They haven't got a buyer yet, so if you want your own BHT 130...
Hi All, Yes I'll help out photo-wise if I can! Just e-mail me via solentferris@.... Can I also bring member's attention to our new 2008 Hovercraft Calendar...
I didn't realize that hull was built in Falmouth. I guess the yard in Wooten has been busy with other projects, such as Griffon hulls, or Pendennis Shipyard...
Hello All, This will be the 3rd BHT-130 hull to be built as the prototype was?constructed for use in Canada and that is a well deck craft. Problems with that...
Hello all, this is slightly off topic. I have read that the floating ferry by the seaspeed terminus was replaced by the Itchen bridge. One of the floating...
I think you mean floating bridges / chain ferries, as one would rather hope that all ferries float?! ;-) More seriously, funnily enough by an incredible...
Southampton is now most interesting for hovercraft. Around the corner from your observations, Griffon is now producing some serious machinery, which I viewed...
As far as I know the old floating bridge you mention, Chris, is still in use as a flaoting restaurant. Anyway, it was still there a couple of years ago last...
hi doug, the cowes chain ferry is still running at the moment but i wouldnt of thought refit is very far off, i cant remember from my working days on her if...
ben greenham
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Oct 15, 2007 3:56 pm
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... Thanks guys, shall plan a visit to try to see both floating bridges. Again appreciate the information. Chris...
Well, Mark, if you want to revive the Channel Crossings yourself I'm sure Kurt and I could quickly sell you a fleet of the NGH for the service; order them now...
Cheers Ben. I didn't realize she only has a refit every other year. It makes sense of course. I've crossed on the Cowes floating bridge a number of times over...
hi doug, yea thats happened a few times, only a few months back the bridge was out of action for a couple of hours when a yacht got stuck on a falling tide, i...
ben greenham
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Oct 16, 2007 12:26 am
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I remember a couple of years or so ago a small open sailing boat collided with the Sandbanks floating bridge and capsized. A female crew member got pushed...
Hi Tim, perhaps you missed out that the SRN4s were sold a few years back? And they never belonged to the museum - only the "Swift", but that one was scrapped. ...
appologies for the spelling my bad i know they have been sold so its upto the current owner to sort them out who is he.a bit off topic i was at the hovershow...
Hi, Please go easy on me... as I'm new here, although I've been keen on hovercrafts since I was about 6 years old after seeing one at Ramsgate... will have to...
This sounds like the time when an SRN6 flipped over in the Solent in rough weather? In which case it looks like you had a lucky escape as you must have...
The Museum claims that Anne is one inch longer than Margaret. Peter ... Back to Princess Margaret & Princess Anne, which is the bigger hovercraft? I know...
Oh, I forgot to put down that I saw the photo of the damaged wee orange coloured hovercraft being lifted out, on the front pages of the newspaper at Bognor...
Well, if was orange it's definitely the SRN6 accident. Now this sounds like you are saying the craft was being swamped on at least one earlier crossing......
I didn't have a camera but I did buy a postcard, which should be in one of my photo albums, will dig them out soon & scan them. Meanwhile, had a look on Google...
Hi Mags The craft at Ramsgate in the 60's would have been Swift and Sure. They started service in '69. Sir Christopher came along in the early '70's and...
SR N6-012 overturned when approaching the passenger terminal at Southsea. Five of the 27 people on board lost their liver. Thius accident happened on Saturday...
Could you share the pics. ? Thanks. _____ From: hover-gen@yahoogroups.com [mailto:hover-gen@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of JOHN PEMBERTON Sent: Monday, October...
Agung
nuswantoro@...
Oct 29, 2007 8:43 am
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Pics of this accident are in the press clippings. I don't know whether or not they will successfully scan but I will give it a try Ken [Non-text portions of...
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