The captain of a hovercraft was forced to suspend a crossing because two passengers refused to wear face masks. Police were called as the service from Southsea to Ryde on the Isle of Wight was ...

Isle of Wight hovercraft services have been suspended following the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb. Hovertravel has cancelled its crossings between Southsea and Ryde due to an ...

Survivors were winched from the upturned hovercraft Speaking in the House of Commons the following week, Isle of Wight MP Mark Woodnutt paid tribute to the "quiet calm, courage and skill" of the ...

Hovertravel, the world’s only commercial hovercraft service, has warned of potential job losses as it grapples with declining ...

although Hovercrafts still operate between the Isle of Wight and Southsea. The image shows Hovercraft SR-N1 arriving in Dover after her maiden voyage across the Channel.

An Isle of Wight pub dating back to the 17th century will get new ‘high quality’ bed and breakfast accommodation. The Isle of ...

Here's a look at the weather forecast until the weather warning ends, hour by hour, in Newport, Ryde and The Needles: Newport ...

CHOPPY conditions on The Solent have affected hovercraft flights. Hovertravel services between Ryde and Southsea have been cancelled due to strong winds on The Solent, with an update expected from the ...

When you think of a vehicle that can do it all- water, land, ice, snow and more- the hovercraft often comes to mind. And while they might not be ubiquitous, hovercraft catch the imagination of ...

Of all the homemade RC Hovercraft floating around out there, this build is not only one of the better looking: it’s also unexpectedly quick. [ScratchBuiltAircraft] sourced foam board from the ...

OITA—After a 15-year hiatus, hovercraft are making a comeback as Oita Prefecture prepares to reopen what will be Japan’s only passenger route for the watercraft as early as December.