"Technical issue" ground Hovertravel hovercrafts between Portsmouth and Isle of Wight to a halt - resumed
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A “technical issue” temporarily ground a vital commuter service to a halt this morning.
Passengers travelling between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight on the hovercraft had some of their journeys cancelled.
Commuters were advised to use the Wightlink Fast Cat ferry from Portsmouth Harbour railway station. Hovertravel issued an alert on its website.
It said: “Services are cancelled due to a technical issue. Tickets will be accepted on the Wightlink Fast Cat Service. Please see our Disruption Contingency Plan web page for further details.”
Hovercrafts from Southsea to Ryde were resumed as of 8.35am. Hovertravel has been approached for further details.
Information on its disruption contingency page added: “Hovertravel customers will be offered a replacement travel service and their Hovertravel ticket can be used to travel on Wightlink or Red Funnel, in the unlikely event that our services are disrupted.
“Hovertravel customers will only be accepted on the Wightlink named service and only when Hovertravel staff are onsite at that service to scan your ticket. Please note that Hovertravel staff will only be in attendance during Hovertravel’s timetabled hours. Travel outside those hours will not be permitted.”