FB 6

[VicS]

Middle of Cowes week .... aground again!

https://www.islandecho.co.uk/cars-forced-to-reverse-off-cowes-floating-bridge-as-it-runs-aground/

 

[JumbleDuck]

Middle of Cowes week .... aground again!

https://www.islandecho.co.uk/cars-forced-to-reverse-off-cowes-floating-bridge-as-it-runs-aground/

Isn't "running aground" pretty integral to the operation of a chain ferry?

That aside, am I right in reading the article as saying that they were a bit slow at loading while the tide was falling, and that by the time they tried to set off it was firmly stuck?

 

[AndrewL]

On a spring tide, on the fastest falling part of the ebb, they can only spend a few minutes at the bank before they become stuck. So every few minutes they might have to stop loading/unloading and pull the FB back into deeper water. They did have to do this with the old FB, but they rarely seemed to get stuck.

 

[Seajet]

Hawkers / BAe apprentices used to hold their own award ceremony after the official one at Kingston, including ' P**** of the year ' with a suitable trophy - lets just say steel wool sprayed gold was involved, on a wooden plinth - I hope whoever signed off on this Chromium Plated Cockup gets something similar and has to stand in the corner with a pointy hat at the Christmas do.

 

[ashtead]

Just saw this news after enquiring on other post so clearly no improvement and no council resignations yet?

 

[DownWest]

Just saw this news after enquiring on other post so clearly no improvement and no council resignations yet?

Avin a larf? When was the last time anybody resigned over a council mess? They should, but..

 

[Seajet]

As in ' Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy '

' Come the Glorious Day, they'll be the first up against the wall '

I saw the old FB5 in Portsmouth on Sunday, looking exactly like a rescue dog / cat needing a good home.