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With the date for legal mediation drawing closer, Cllr Phil Jordan has confirmed that IWC are looking for a settlement of millions from FB6's designers and builders
Cowes Floating bridge: All you need to know
The Floating Bridge links Cowes and East Cowes, running regularly through the day and much of the evening. It’s sometimes called the Chain Ferry because it pulls itself both sides of the river on a chain.
Below are articles charting the history of the Cowes Floating Bridge.
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Assuming it gets the all clear from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the Cowes Floating Bridge will return to service later this month
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There will not be a replacement foot passenger launch service
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Yet another hydraulic oil leak on the Floating Bridge rendered it out of action yesterday and it continues to be out of service this morning
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Those opposed to the proposal to charge foot passengers on the floating bridge say the council's new consultation is flawed and 'completely biased'.
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News OnTheWight has been attempting to get a 'yes' or 'no' from the Isle of Wight council all day. So far they've not been able to confirm one way or the other
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The letter to the body that funded the £3.2m Floating Bridge sets out comprehensively the position with FB6 and calls for a meeting with engineers, councillors, businesses and other stakeholders
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This is the first Scrutiny Committee meeting of the new council. Follow our live coverage from the comfort of your sofa or office.
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The council say that whilst undergoing tests prior to returning to service, an intermittent fault with the prow hydraulics was identified
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'Numerous local engineers' say that side thrusters would not work and that if the council persisted with this option, it could the bridge being out of the water for six months
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Out for approximately a week for essential maintenance
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Cllr Andre asks whether the Conservative administration have "simply just lost the plot, have no plan and are just showing that they are incapable of any joined-up thinking?"
