adicat Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Hythe Ferry could bye her. :-) Link to post Share on other sites
adicat Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Looks like this tug is the old Carol James Butcher Boat tug. Link to post Share on other sites
eagleeye Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) She was put on the chains today .can be viewed on the webcam on trials .quite funny watching as they get used to controlling her https://www.camsecure.co.uk/river_medina_webcam.html Edited May 3, 2017 by eagleeye Link to post Share on other sites
eagleeye Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 New bridge starts her life in service sat 13 th at 2 pm Link to post Share on other sites
GeoffHamer Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 1300 on 13 May, according to the Isle of Wight Council: https://www.iwfloatingbridge.co.uk/new-floating-bridge-start-date/ Link to post Share on other sites
eagleeye Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 Looks like they changed it to 1400 😂😂and it did start then and is now 🏃 running ⛴ Link to post Share on other sites
smith85 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Well the floating bridge it broke down this morning http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/break-hits-cowes-floating-bridge Link to post Share on other sites
Solo Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Looks like they have major problems with cars scrapping when coming off, someone got the design wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Looks like they need to adjust some more for tidal conditions . Link to post Share on other sites
eagleeye Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 She has broken down and been suspended ..lost power ..people stuck on it for about 90 mins Link to post Share on other sites
Khaines Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Out of interest did the company who made the Cowes floating bridge also make the Bramble Bush Bay in Poole? There are a lot of similarities. Link to post Share on other sites
G4rth Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 I think Bramble Bush Bay was built at Hessle on the Humber. Link to post Share on other sites
The Ferry Man Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Still appears to be suspended. Not the greatest of starts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-39999651 Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 At least it's still floating! Perhaps a longer shake down period would have been advisable and to not have inaugurated the service in the 13th of the month. The approach angles do look wrong in the photos but I've seen worse. I remember watching a Jaguar towing a caravan try to disembark from a CalMac ferry on the west coast of Scotland (Tarbet on Loch Fyne) and the entire under-chassis structure being ripped off. They had to being in a tractor to unload the caravan and even then used wooden blocks to reduce the angles. Ed. Link to post Share on other sites
PSUPete Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Cabin-boy, you spoke too soon! Floating Bridge high and dry as efforts continue to relaunch Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 How on earth did it get into that position? Is it on rollers? All they need to do now is get another couple just like it, park them end to end and let people drive straight across. Ed. Link to post Share on other sites
The Ferry Man Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 That must have been some high tide for it to get up that far! Link to post Share on other sites
Millsy Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Come on it's all funded by the public service and/or a quango and managed by a council. What more can one expect? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 I think one can expect someone to lose either their job or at very least their council seat next time the elections come around. I doubt the locals will forget this fiasco in a hurry. Ed. Link to post Share on other sites
Solo Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Cabin-boy said: I think one can expect someone to lose either their job or at very least their council seat next time the elections come around. I doubt the locals will forget this fiasco in a hurry. Ed. You are joking, someone lose their job? Only if they have pay off. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DGodVSP Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 It isn't going well for the new floating bridge is it! http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/Floating-bridge-and-boat-collide-315286.aspx In their defense it may have been a surprise for the yacht skipper that the bridge was actually there based on recent events Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Crashing into something that is not moving and hasn't done so for over a week seems like carelessness. Ed Link to post Share on other sites
KeynshamKid Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 How can you not notice something that big Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Cabin-boy said: Crashing into something that is not moving and hasn't done so for over a week seems like carelessness. Ed It has been under test I believe - it was certainly moving yesterday at 17.30, both Andy and myself saw it with our own eyes. (We also had a much longer drive from West to East Cowes due to it not being in place) Link to post Share on other sites
Cabin-boy Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Well that is positive news for the locals as well as visitors. Let's hope they can get everything sorted before Cowes Week. Ed. Link to post Share on other sites
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