Hovertravel's new craft taken out of service
After experiencing numerous problems and failures with the new Griffon craft Solent Flyer and Island Flyer, Hovertravel withdrew them from service on the Southsea to Ryde route last week and had to revert to using their predecessors which are 27 and 32 years old.
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/Hovertravel-pulls-10-million-hovercraft-from-service-316408.aspx