One of Hovertravel's fleet of Hovercraft at Ryde terminal.
A WOMAN aged in her 40s has been rushed to hospital in a life-threatening condition after she was involved in an incident at Southsea's Hovertravel terminal as an Isle of Wight crossing arrived.
The incident happened close to the Hovertravel slipway at Clarence Pier, at about 5.30pm today (Saturday), according to Solent Coastguard.
The woman was rescued from the sea by the Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (Gafirs) before she was brought ashore at Old Portsmouth and taken to hospital by ambulance in a life-threatening condition.
A Solent Coastguard spokeswoman said: “At around 5.30pm, the coastguard received multiple 999 calls about an incident near the hovercraft slipway in Southsea.