One of the Hovertravel fleet of hovercraft at Ryde terminal on the Isle of Wight. HOVERTRAVEL have dismissed earlier reports that one of its hovercraft travelling from the Isle of Wight was responsible for a woman being taken to hospital. Emergency services led by Solent Coastguard rescued a woman from the sea in Portsmouth Harbour following an incident at Southsea near the Hovertravel terminal. In a statement released by Hovertravel this evening (Saturday), a spokesman said: Contrary to various media reports, we can confirm the Solent Flyer was not involved with the incident involving a body in water but the crew were alerted.
Woman fighting for life after being dragged from water by ferry port
The horrifying incident took place at Clarence Pier, Portsmouth, while the ferry arrived from the Isle of Wight on Saturday, April 24, with a major rescue operation launched
20:30, 24 APR 2021
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Police have cordoned off the area (Image: UkNewsinPictures)
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A woman aged in her 40s has been rushed to hospital in a life-threatening condition after she was involved in an incident at a hovercraft port.
The incident happened near to the Hovertravel slipway at Clarence Pier, Southsea, Hampshire, at about 5.30pm on Saturday, according to the 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 hovercraft leaves its terminal at Clarence Pier in Southsea (Andrew Matthews/PA)
A Coastguard spokeswoman said: “HM Coastguard received multiple 999 calls about an incident near the hovercraft slipway in Southsea, Portsmouth.
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.