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Shipbuilding | Rivers and Harbours

Thanks to the stretch of water between the Isle of Wight and the mainland, many Islanders have worked as officers on the car ferries or catamarans, some worked with barge companies transporting goods, while others piloted the hovercraft. Hear their stories below.  

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Bembridge Harbour ferry
John Luff and John Woodford on Transport
Ex Cowes Express St Agata (Wight King) arrives in Tenerife
David Burdett on Transport
Prototype hovercraft
Christopher Bland on Transport
Down to the Coast Logo in grayscale
Peter Hedley on Transport
Recovered hovercraft being lifted out of water in Portsmouth Harbour
Christopher Bland on Transport
PS 'Bembridge' leaving for Seaview
John Luff and John Woodford on Transport
Tug Hofland towing Kathleen May in Sharpness canal
David Burdett on Transport
Recovered hovercraft being lifted out of water in Portsmouth Harbour
Tony Course on Transport
The Toll Hut, Embankment Road
John Luff and John Woodford on Transport
Hovercraft on land
Christopher Bland on Transport
Recovered hovercraft being lifted out of water in Portsmouth Harbour
Tony Course on Transport
Irish vessel Lady Hudson... (remainder of name illegible) unloading cargo off Portsmouth
Edward Sandle on Transport
Tug Hofland and barge Kathleen May pausing at Cowes
David Burdett on Transport
Recovered hovercraft being lifted out of water in Portsmouth Harbour
Karen Ireland on Transport
Recovered hovercraft being lifted out of water in Portsmouth Harbour
Christopher Bland on Transport
Tug Hofland and barge Kathleen May at Cowes en route to Gloucester
David Burdett on Transport
Down to the Coast Logo in Sepia
Peter Hedley on Transport
Down to the Coast Logo in Sepia
Richard Newell on Transport
Cowes Express St. Agata
Tony Course on Transport
Cowes Express St. Agata
Graham Hall on Transport
Down to the Coast Logo in grayscale
Richard Newell on Transport
SRN5 in foreground and AP1.88 in background
Tony Course on Transport
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