Hovercraft News

Bangor police to use hovercraft

2006-06-28T18:02:00.000-07:00

The agreement with Brewer is for a hovercraft that will be kept in Brewer for use in water rescues and other emergencies in Penobscot County where regular vehicles won't do.

http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=136563

MORECAMBE Lifeboat Station celebrated its 40th birthday on Saturday with an open day.

2006-06-23T11:38:00.000-07:00

Mud rescue demonstrations with the RNLI's hovercraft and a RAF helicopter were staged throughout the day.

http://www.morecambetoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=34&ArticleID=1577905

Check this thing out!

2006-06-23T11:19:00.000-07:00

I mainly post about hovercraft, but check this thing out, looks like fun!

I guess you just hook your hose up to it and go crazy.

Will hovercraft sail over Mumbai’s waters again?

2006-06-16T07:06:00.000-07:00

An interesting article about a hovercraft operation that did not succeed.

Launched 12 years ago, the hovercraft service sank somewhere along the way...

The quick-service hovercraft which was supposed to cruise along the waters of the Arabian Sea, ferrying local commuters from Gateway seems to have hit choppy waters.

http://www.cybernoon.com/DisplayArticle.asp?section=fromthepress&subsection=inbombay&xfile=June2006_inbombay_standard9910

Sky News broadcasts live reports about Burnham-On-Sea hovercraft

2006-06-05T05:54:00.000-07:00

Burnham-On-Sea's hovercraft received national TV coverage on Sunday (June 4th) when Sky News aired several live reports from the town about the work of the life-saving service.

Five live reports were broadcast throughout the day, focussing on the vital work that The Spirit of Lelaina and its crew of volunteers do.

http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/barb/sky-news-05-06-06.shtml

June 6, 2006: The end of the world as we know it?

2006-06-04T15:31:00.000-07:00

An intersting article that mentions having a hovercraft when the world ends.

"Put together an emergency disaster kit to help you survive the collapse of society. Include canned food, fishing tackle, 800 gallons of drinking water, kerosene heater, sugar-free gum, six pairs of blue jeans, gene splicer, portable DVD player and a hovercraft"

http://www.pressrepublican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060604/OPINION02/606040312

City wants to lift section of Adirondacks bridge

2006-06-03T06:52:00.000-07:00

After having fallen into disuse for over 10 years now, the railway bridge in question straddles the Chateauguay River near the mouth of Lac St-Louis. Its presence prevents the Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft from advancing upriver in spring to pursue its ice-breaking activities. It is an operation which greatly reduces flood risks

http://www.hebdos.net/lsc/edition232006/articles.asp?article_id=132208

Exhibit uses movie relics to turn fantasy into reality

2006-06-02T07:52:00.000-07:00

So Luke Skywalker's claptrap Landspeeder is there "in all its beat-up, rusted glory," Rodley fondly reports, as an introduction to the theme of transportation, "Getting Around."

In "Star Wars"-ese, the Landspeeder is a rudimentary repulsor-lift vehicle, which levitates through gravitational repulsion.

Fans longing to levitate like Luke can try out a one-seat hovercraft, "a cross between a fan boat and a riding lawn mower," Rodley says. They'll quickly learn that it's harder to control and stop than a car, "more like trying to steer a large ship."

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060602/LIFE09/606020337/1025/rss05

RNLI marks bay birthday

2006-05-31T07:16:00.000-07:00

... Throughout the day there will be displays by the lifeboat and hovercraft including mud rescues, capsize drills and much more. ...

http://www.morecambetoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=34&ArticleID=1535291

Challenges and treasure hunts ...

2006-05-31T07:12:00.000-07:00

The projects usually took three to four days.
According to Anneka, some of her greatest successes included restoring the Patti Pavilion, despite some local objections. She also succeeded in building a shelter for the Burnham-on-Sea rescue hovercraft.

India's Coast Guard uses hovercraft.

2006-05-30T05:44:00.000-07:00

Lanka refugees run, from army & war fear

Calcutta Telegraph, India

... At times, the small naval boats or the Coast Guard’s hovercraft ferry the stranded men, women and children to Rameshwaram, Pamban or Dhanushkodi. ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060530/asp/nation/story_6287390.asp

Hovercraft surfacing again

2006-05-28T08:41:00.000-07:00

Largely unchanged in a half-century, the invention still elicits "oohs" and "ahs" in the tech-savvy Bay Area.

Maybe it's the name. Maybe it's the gravity-defying air cushion it rides upon, leading many to call it "futuristic," even though it was invented in the same decade as the push-button telephone.

Perhaps it is the practical side: A craft that can skim across the shallowest of the Bay's ubiquitous mud flats at highway speeds no dredging required and scoot right up onto a beach or airport tarmac.

Or maybe it's the long-held belief among both enthusiasts and struggling manufacturers that the hovercraft and the San Francisco Bay were made for each other.

http://www.chicoer.com/news/bayarea/ci_3875516

High-speed hovercraft to tour the Jurassic Coast from Exmouth?

2006-05-28T08:07:00.000-07:00

PROPOSALS for high-speed hovercraft excursions along the Jurassic Coast that would stop at Exmouth could be in place by 2008 - but they are dependent on local authorities giving the green light, writes David Beasley.

The £10m plans, proposed by a group of Bournemouth businessmen headed by hotelier Terry Smith, would see trips along the 95-mile long world heritage coastline, beginning at Exmouth and ending at Dawlish Warren.The concept would be for hovercraft to go as far as Weymouth, giving tourists the chance to see the full splendour of the coastline.

http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/exmouthjournal/news/story.aspx?brand=EXJOnline&category=news&tBrand=devon24&tCategory=newsexj&itemid=DEED18%20May%202006%2014%3A27%3A29%3A307