Hovercraft just got a major boost as a potential source of ferry service on the bay as Water Emergency Transit Authority directors voted to begin a formal evaluation of the boats that float on a ...

Choppy weather on The Solent caused by Storm Chandra has led to the cancellation of ferry and hovercraft services.

Cross-Solent services are suspended or facing disruption this morning as heavy rain and gusty winds continue to batter the Isle of Wight.

Hovercraft never became the civilian revolution people expected, but on the battlefield and in harsh environments, they proved unmatched. Canadian hovercraft break ice where ships can’t go, Soviet ...