vehicle capable of movement within ground effect at speed or stationary over all surfaces without contact
Hovertravel launches Customer Appreciation Days to keep customers informed about major fleet investment
portsmouth.co.uk/your-world/hovertravel-launches-customer-appreciation-days-to-keep-customers-informed-about-major-fleet-investment-9332283
Search for missing kayaker in Manukau Harbour continues after extensive operation until dark
nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/manukau-harbour-search-kayaker-reported-missing-after-not-returning-home/UZQHFRJK7BCUXIJAMWW7D6XZZA/
Coastguard crews rescue people stranded off Leigh coast: HM Coastguard Southend and RNLI Southend Lifeboat Hovercraft rescued people stuck in mud off Bell ...
echo-news.co.uk/news/26626331.coastguard-crews-rescue-people-stranded-off-leigh-coast/
Paid articlePaywall El Nino Forecast Prompts Edwards AFB Unit To Shop For Hovercraft: The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) will deploy a new kind of weapon against a fearsome enemy this ...
aviationweek.com/defense/multi-mission-aircraft/el-nino-forecast-prompts-edwards-afb-unit-shop-hovercraft
Hugely popular new Hampshire hovercraft route set to return: A hugely popular brand new hovercraft route from Hampshire looks set to return for a second summer.
dailyecho.co.uk/news/26563129.hugely-popular-new-hampshire-hovercraft-route-set-return/
Final flight in brand new hovercraft route from Hampshire to take off: A popular new hovercraft route connecting Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is set to finish ...
dailyecho.co.uk/news/26541933.final-flight-brand-new-hovercraft-route-hampshire-take-off/
WATCH: Peterborough Hovertrain takes to the skies as part of restoration project: The historic Peterborough Hovertrain took to the skies as part of a project to ...
peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/watch-peterborough-hovertrain-takes-to-the-skies-as-part-of-restoration-project-9011212
Hovertravel welcomes Portsmouth Ambassadors for behind-the-scenes familiarisation visit
portsmouth.co.uk/your-world/hovertravel-welcomes-portsmouth-ambassadors-for-behind-the-scenes-familiarisation-visit-9002204
This is why hovercraft travel was cancelled in Hampshire: Hovercraft services between Hampshire and Isle of Wight were cancelled over the weekend.
dailyecho.co.uk/news/26510694.hovercraft-travel-cancelled-hampshire/
Going nowhere fast -The Hovercraft has been struggling against the wind this afternoon to get from Southsea to Ryde!
Isle of Wight Hovertravel disruption for Victorious Festival travel: Hovertravel delays are expected this lunchtime (Saturday, August 29) after a maintenance ...
countypress.co.uk/news/26506607.isle-wight-hovertravel-disruption-victorious-festival-travel/
Hovercraft used to rescue five kids trapped by rising tide at Southend-on-Sea : Southend-on-Sea RNLI responded to a 999 call on Sunday and rescued five children ...
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/southend-rescue-children-tide-hovercraft-37585713
Paramedics Now Rolling Up to Medical Emergencies in Flying Hovercraft: A paramedic in northern California has logged two successful emergency trips in an eVOTL ...
futurism.com/advanced-transport/paramedics-emt-evotl-hovercraft-california-emergency
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Textron wins $231.5M deal for two U.S. Navy hovercraft: The U.S. Navy has awarded Textron Systems a $231.5 million contract modification to build two more Ship ...
defence-blog.com/textron-wins-231-5m-deal-for-two-u-s-navy-hovercraft/
Hovercraft called to paddleboarders stranded at Brancaster: A paddleboarding trip nearly ended in tragedy at Brancaster in Norfolk after two people got into ...
edp24.co.uk/news/26456269.hovercraft-called-paddleboarders-stranded-brancaster/
The fascinating history - | and curious return - | of the hovercraft: One of Britain's many engineering marvels: These quirky amphibious vehicles can still ...
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More dates for brand new hovercraft route from Hampshire: Due to popular demand, more hovercraft flights on a brand new route between Hampshire and the Isle of ...
dailyecho.co.uk/news/26423965.dates-brand-new-hovercraft-route-hampshire/
St Jude's Pupils' Hovercraft Creations Celebrated by Hovertravel During Portsmouth 100
portsmouth.co.uk/your-world/st-judes-pupils-hovercraft-creations-celebrated-by-hovertravel-during-portsmouth-100-8804681
Hovertravel staff to abseil Spinnaker Tower for Mountbatten: Hovertravel staff will abseil down the Spinnaker Tower to raise funds for hospice care.
countypress.co.uk/news/26254833.hovertravel-staff-abseil-spinnaker-tower-mountbatten/
Most people think the brave men and women risking their lives out on Britain’s roughest seas are full-time emergency professionals ... Show more
New hovercraft route from Hampshire a 'tremendous success': The first flight of a new hovercraft route connecting Hampshire and the Isle of Wight between ...
countypress.co.uk/news/26237871.new-hovercraft-route-hampshire-tremendous-success/
31 people had to be evacuated from a hovercraft which caught fire yesterday evening. Smoke was seen coming out of the back of the vessel
Hovertravel passengers evacuated after fire warning incident: An engine room fire warning aboard Solent Flyer prompted an emergency response and the suspension ...
countypress.co.uk/news/26227188.hovertravel-passengers-evacuated-fire-warning-incident/
UK hovercraft manufacturer shut down after 48 years: A 'pioneer' company in UK hovercraft design which operated out of Banbury, Oxfordshire ...
oxfordmail.co.uk/news/26215424.uk-hovercraft-manufacturer-shut-48-years/
Paid articlePaywall A secret project from 1915 is operating on Lake Wörthersee: The rides on the hovercraft from the time of the Austro-Hungarian Navy are more than just a tourist ...
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Extra 3k demand for trial Isle of Wight hovercraft route: Hovertravel has added a raft of extra summer services between the Isle of Wight and Lee-on-Solent due ...
countypress.co.uk/news/26211555.extra-3k-demand-new-isle-wight-hovercraft-route/
Booking open for new hovercraft route from Hampshire to Isle of Wight: Bookings have opened for a new hovercraft route connecting Hampshire and the Isle of Wight ...
dailyecho.co.uk/news/26182899.booking-open-new-hovercraft-route-hampshire-isle-wight/
Ex Isle of Wight BHC staff to celebrate 50 years since apprenticeships: Ex Isle of Wight BHC staff to celebrate 50 years since apprenticeships
countypress.co.uk/news/26180655.ex-isle-wight-bhc-staff-celebrate-50-years-since-apprenticeships/
The nation’s first hovercraft tour got off to a roaring success, with tourists enjoying views of the Seto Inland Sea and the Kunisaki Peninsula.japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nakao.jpg
Oita: New Hovercraft Tour Launched around Japan’s Oita Thirty-minute hovercraft tours launching from the Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita Prefecture began earlier ... Show more
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New Isle of Wight hovercraft trial route gets Gosport MP backing: Hovertravel aim to run a trial route across The Solent between Lee-on-the-Solent and Ryde on ...
countypress.co.uk/news/26125946.new-isle-wight-hovercraft-trial-route-gets-gosport-mp-backing/
How will you be making the most of the Bank Holiday Weekend? Leisure time? Gardening? Music? Taking your home-made hovercraft out for the day? Share your plans ... Show more
Excitement and nerves as Johnathon, 9, gears up to walk marathon for RNLI: A nine-year-old eager to one day join the RNLI’s crew will not stop fundraising until ...
lynnnews.co.uk/news/excitement-and-nerves-as-johnathon-9-gears-up-to-walk-mara-9467172/
Trial for new hovercraft route connecting Hampshire and Isle of Wight: Hovercraft Limited is set to trial a new route connecting Hampshire and the Isle of Wight ...
dailyecho.co.uk/news/26119905.trial-new-hovercraft-route-connecting-hampshire-isle-wight/
Five tourists killed as giant hovercraft flips into world’s deepest lake plunging travellers into ice-cold 2C water
thesun.co.uk/news/39158077/five-tourists-hovercraft-crash-waters/
The Hovercraft Museum Wins 'Volunteers of the Year' at Museums + Heritage Awards 2026
portsmouth.co.uk/your-world/the-hovercraft-museum-wins-volunteers-of-the-year-at-museums-heritage-awards-2026-8550623
Allerton Park near Knaresborough, held the first meet of the new season for The Hovercraft Club of Great Britain. The club organises a national racing ... Show more
Volunteers at The Hovercraft Museum shortlisted for national Museums + Heritage Award
portsmouth.co.uk/your-world/volunteers-at-the-hovercraft-museum-shortlisted-for-national-museums-heritage-award-7984192
Hoylake RNLI hovercraft rescues two people in flooding tide: Emergency services were alerted to reports of people in difficulty off New Brighton on Friday (April ...
chesterstandard.co.uk/news/26055274.hoylake-rnli-hovercraft-rescues-two-people-flooding-tide/
Woman rescued from New Brighton beach after wheelchair got stuck in sand: The quick moving tide covered the wheels of her wheelchair before emergency services ...
liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/woman-rescued-new-brighton-beach-33836600
Solent Express hovercraft sold to Kazakhstani marine company: Solent Express has been sold to a Kazakhstani company and will soon begin a new life supporting oil ...
countypress.co.uk/news/26041673.solent-express-hovercraft-sold-kazakhstani-marine-company/
Man accused having £90k of cannabis on Isle of Wight hovercraft: The 30-year-old appeared before a judge at the Isle of Wight Crown Court.
countypress.co.uk/news/26023334.man-accused-90k-cannabis-isle-wight-hovercraft/
Hovercraft crew reunites dog with owner after rescue operation on Morecambe Bay sands
lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/people/hovercraft-crew-reunites-dog-with-owner-after-rescue-operation-on-morecambe-bay-sands-5929048
Hovercraft called in for rescue of injured hiker at West Vancouver's Whyte Islet: The man sustained a head injury after falling on slippery wet rocks as the tide ...
nsnews.com/local-news/hovercraft-rescues-injured-hiker-caught-by-high-tide-at-west-vans-whyte-islet-11957241
Isle of Wight Festival travel boost as 82 hovercraft flights added: Hovertravel is adding 82 extra flights for the Isle of Wight Festival.
countypress.co.uk/news/25895625.isle-wight-festival-travel-boost-82-hovercraft-flights-added/
Upper Bavaria: Three people fall through the ice at Lake Eibsee - | Water rescue service rescues them
sueddeutsche.de/bayern/eibsee-unglueck-wasserwacht-li.3396245
Isle of Wight hovercraft suspended as winds batter Solent: Hovercraft services serving the Isle of Wight have been suspended until further notice due to adverse ...
countypress.co.uk/news/25856076.isle-wight-hovercraft-suspended-winds-batter-solent/
The DLRG (German Life Saving Association) Saale-Elsteraue local group has a hovercraft for ice rescue. It was recently tested in Pappelgrund ... Show more
ST Engineering’s hovercraft-like AirFish set to ply S’pore-Batam route from second half of 2026
straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/st-engineerings-hovercraft-like-airfish-set-to-ferry-passengers-to-batam-from-second-half-of-2026
Solent ferries halted as Storm Chandra hits Isle of Wight: Choppy weather on The Solent caused by Storm Chandra has led to the cancellation of ferry and ...
countypress.co.uk/news/25798996.solent-ferries-halted-storm-chandra-hits-isle-wight/
Ice skating fun on Lake Steinhude: Skaters in the east, ice rescuers in the west of the lake
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Generous donation during visit to lifeboat station: A rotary club made a generous donation when members visited a lifeboat station.
lynnnews.co.uk/news/generous-donation-during-visit-to-lifeboat-station-9450220/
Hovertravel Becomes Only Cross-Solent Ferry to Achieve Green Marine Europe Certification for Third Year
portsmouth.co.uk/business/hovertravel-becomes-only-cross-solent-ferry-to-achieve-green-marine-europe-certification-for-third-year-5483031
Isle of Wight Festival 2026 late-night Hovertravel services: Hovertravel has announced new late-night Sunday services to help festival-goers return to the ...
countypress.co.uk/news/25768150.isle-wight-festival-2026-late-night-hovertravel-services/
Paid articlePaywall Icy rescue operation with hovercraft and helicopter: Ice sailor and passerby rescued on Lake Steinhude
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Red Funnel: Red Jet services suspended due to 'choppy' Solent: The conditions on The Solent are too choppy for the Red Jet and hovercraft
dailyecho.co.uk/news/25723533.isle-wight-weather-solent-leads-red-jets-suspended/
Isle of Wight weather on Solent leads to Red Jets suspended: The conditions on The Solent are too choppy for the Red Jet and hovercraft
countypress.co.uk/news/25723215.isle-wight-weather-solent-leads-red-jets-suspended/
Griffon Marine awarded contract to deliver three new hovercraft to Finnish Border Guard
portsmouth.co.uk/business/griffon-marine-awarded-contract-to-deliver-three-new-hovercraft-to-finnish-border-guard-5451652
Christmas hovercraft timetable for Isle of Wight travellers announced: The Isle of Wight operator has announced its Christmas timetable.
countypress.co.uk/news/25714091.christmas-hovercraft-timetable-isle-wight-travellers-announced/
Isle of Wight hovercraft fault halts all Hovertravel flights: There is plenty of customer disruption this morning (Friday).
countypress.co.uk/news/25710765.isle-wight-hovercraft-fault-halts-hovertravel-flights/
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The definitive details of all bus, ferry, rail and hovercraft timetables this Christmas including free travel
portsmouth.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/portsmouth-christmas-bus-services-5436060
In Russlands Region Nowosibirsk retteten Einsatzkräfte mehr als 300 Rehe von den zugefrorenen Seen. Eine frühe Wanderung ließ die Tiere auf dem Eis stranden ... Show more
Isle of Wight travellers hit by ferry and hovercraft weather chaos: Travel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland has been disrupted by cancellations.
countypress.co.uk/news/25661606.isle-wight-travellers-hit-ferry-hovercraft-weather-chaos/
University of Winchester student reports for BBC South Today: The report was initially created for Winol (Winchester News Online), the students’ weekly sports ...
hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/25626603.university-winchester-student-reports-bbc-south-today/
OpinionRemember, complaints are noisier than compliments: FROM BEN FONG KOK SENG Kuala Lumpur The letter writer is chairperson of the Bukit Bintang Parliamentary Zone ...
thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2025/11/12/remember-complaints-are-noisier-than-compliments
‘I am really going to miss it’: Man retires from lifeboat station after eight summers
lynnnews.co.uk/news/i-am-really-going-to-miss-it-man-retires-from-lifeboat-st-9440823/
Morecambe lifeboat crews rescue swimmer being swept out to sea in nick of time: Morecambe lifeboat crews were called out twice on Sunday to rescue people in ...
lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/national/morecambe-lifeboat-crews-rescue-swimmer-being-swept-out-to-sea-in-nick-of-time-5387191
Oxfordshire teen's rise from prodigy to global competitor: Fourteen-year-old Lily Elston from Charlbury, Oxfordshire, has become a rising star in hovercraft ...
oxfordmail.co.uk/news/25586401.oxfordshire-teens-rise-prodigy-global-competitor/
Theo keeps family tradition going!: Teenager Theo Spedding has had a season to remember as he follows a family tradition in hovercraft racing.
newarkadvertiser.co.uk/sport/theo-keeps-family-tradition-going-9437720/
‘Empowering’ day as all-female crew heads to coastal conference: Hunstanton RNLI hosted 15 visiting volunteers for the Women in Search and Rescue conference.
lynnnews.co.uk/news/empowering-day-as-all-female-crew-heads-to-coastal-confere-9437662/
The hovercraft of the future is being built in New Orleans East by Textron Systems
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/made-in-louisiana-future-hovercrafts-ssc/article_ccaef078-a847-5602-893e-461ba67134a4.html
Paid articlePaywall Crash on Norderney: Hovercraft crashed into a competitor's Opel: In the summer of 1965, a hovercraft experiment on Norderney ended in an accident ...
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‘Unique’ aid charity moves to pastures new: A unique humanitarian charity that takes aid to remote communities in Madagascar using hovercraft has relocated to a ...
suffolknews.co.uk/haverhill/news/unique-aid-charity-moves-to-pastures-new-9436028/
