Isle of Wight floating bridge and yacht involved in collision

[colinb11]

Floating bridge and yacht involved in collision

Appears to be no injuries, apart from maybe a few red faces.

 

[lustyd]

Very unlucky to pass on the one day a year it was in the channel. There’s no reason that boat should have expected the ferry to move!

 

[onesea]

Very unlucky to pass on the one day a year it was in the channel. There’s no reason that boat should have expected the ferry to move!

And there I was thinking what’s more remarkable, a chain ferry hit a boat or the Cowes chain ferry had passengers on.

These jokes are becoming very old now

 

[ashtead]

Surely the chain ferry has to be suspended now for a few weeks to check for damage ?

 

[KeelsonGraham]

Ooh, the new floating bridge is well posh!

 

[Lightwave395]

Ooh, the new floating bridge is well posh!

It looks smart as it's hardly ever used...

 

[Seven Spades]

There must be more to this, apparently the ferry gave 3 lots of 5 blasts. i Would assume mechanical failure or a medical issue.

 

[B27]

There must be more to this, apparently the ferry gave 3 lots of 5 blasts. i Would assume mechanical failure or a medical issue.

I'd assume the ferry would have stopped.

I'd speculate that maybe the yacht's keel hit the chains then the yacht slid along the chain to hit the ferry?

How close do you pass ahead of a chain ferry?
It says 10m clear on the side of the 'floating bridge' but personally I'd think that was dicey looking at the angle the chain is making?

I'd say 'always' go well behind, but if you ever go through Torpoint at rush hour you can't always go behind all three!