Waverley paddle steamer crash

Emergency services raced to the scene shortly after 5pm on Thursday after the vessel. A coastguard search and rescue helicopter has been sent to the scene.

The paddle steamer has been a familiar sight off Yarmouth, for trips around the Isle of Wight. The accident happened at around 5:30pm.

The collision occurred at around 5. Witnesses spoke of some of the 2passengers and crew being flung forward.

A source who was on board the steamer said that the helmsman was unable to switch the paddles into reverse mode and was helpless to prevent the crash. Brodick Ferry Terminal, with. By Jack Thomson More details.

A total of 2passengers and crew were onboard at the time of collision, with reporting injuries. Police, fire, ambulance. It has been confirmed that people were casualities of the smash, with a number of passengers on board the paddle steamer airlifted to hospital on the mainland.

Waverley sailings stop for season after hurt in crash. Other passengers were waiting on the quay side to make the return journey to Largs and. Pictures show extensive damage to the front of the boat.

July It was severely damaged when rocks hit near Dunun. Then there was a sudden crash, a loud bang, and the boat stopped very. Clyde Coastguard said both the steamer and the pier were damaged in the incident on Friday. The vessel is understood to have had about 7passengers on board at the time, most of whom were elderly.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said "a number have been taken to hospital. Of those injure at least six were airlifted off the island with other casualties taken to hospital on Arran with those described as ‘walking wounded’ treated at the scene.

Pic via files) The Glasgow-based vessel hit Rothesay Pier in the Isle of Bute shortly after 3pm on Friday, damaging the front of the boat. A PADDLE steamer restored in Yarmouth and now a familiar site along the east coast caused damage to a pier as it attempted to dock. ANGRY paddle steamer passengers were forced to disembark their ship in port this week, after the historic vessel they were travelling on broke down.

It is not thought anyone was injured. The new electric systems and boilers have been tested and it is expected that she will start trials next week after being towed to Custom House Quay yesterday, picture from nearby James Watt Dock. The replacement of the ship^s boilers at Dales Marine in Greenock.

The historic paddle steamer was in only the second week of her return to sailing when the accident happened on Arran today. HM Coastguard says the incident was reported at 5. Our Twitter feedsFollow us on Twitter. Eyewitnesses say the paddle steamer struck the pier. Our Instagram feedsInstagram.

The vessel departed Dales Marine ship repair yard James Watt Dock, Greenock on Friday and tied up at the town’s Customhouse Quay. The 70-year-old paddle steamer resumed service with a cruise along the Clyde after boiler repairs were carried out.

Due to the coronavirus crisis there has been a significant reduction. Run by a preservation charity, she is normally based on the Clyde. One onlooker told the BBC he saw the iconic paddle steamer approaching the pier "far too fast" before hearing a loud crash.

No reports suggest any severe damage to the pier. It no longer runs due to insufficient funds, and.