Passengers were moved between two Hovercraft on Ryde Sands on Sunday after a problem with the fan belt on one of the new craft. OnTheWight has the account of one of the passengers rescued.
The newest craft, the Solent Flyer and Island Flyer, have been taken out of service until at least October, with the older Freedom 90 and Island Express taking over the service.
There'll be extra craft in operation for the Festival so why not apply for a Hovertravel Blue Card and enjoy 20% off fares across the Solent this weekend.
Want to get into working in cross-Solent travel? Hovertravel are opening up opportunities for another six apprentices across their engineering, finance and operations departments. Details within.
Book the day off work! St Patrick's day is on a Friday this year and Hovertravel have a limited number of £5 day return tickets, so you and your mates can make your away across the Solent to enjoy the 150 pubs Pompey has to offer.
Following the reduced service over recent weeks, Hovertravel will be reverting to their winter timetable with 15 minute service at commuter times from Wednesday.