X-Nico

4 unusual facts about Hoverspeed


Hoverspeed

Although the company ended Hovercraft service, they still retained ownership of the remaining 2 SRN 4 until 2006 when they were sold to Wensley Haydon-Baillie.

For her last two seasons in Hoverspeed service she wore a distinctive Union Flag livery in an attempt to show how British Hoverspeed were, Diamant was built in Australia, owned by a Bermuda registered company and the vessel itself was registered in Nassau, Bahamas and later moved to the Italian Registry as Seacat Diamant.

HSC Cyclades Express

Seacat Scotland transferred to the Hoverspeed Dover – Calais route which she operated with Seacat Danmark and Seacat France.

Before commencing service on the North Channel she briefly operated on the Dover to Calais route for Hoverspeed.


Similar

Hoverspeed |

HSC Sea Runner

The ship's previous names were: Hoverspeed Great Britain (1990–2004), Emeraude GB (2004–2005), and Speedrunner 1 (2005–2008) when she sailed the Mediterranean Sea for Sea Containers Ltd and Aegean Speed Lines.


see also