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I wonder if hovercraft might be an option that wouldn't require the dredging. I.e. https://www.hovertravel.co.uk/ https://www.hovertravel.co.uk/ EDIT: I gues

by danans 8y ago

I wonder if hovercraft might be an option that wouldn't require the dredging. I.e. https://www.hovertravel.co.uk/ https://www.hovertravel.co.uk/ EDIT: I guess it's been considered before in 2011 [1] But it appears that the hovercraft themselves were more expensive and carried half as many people. But compared to the cost of dredging for ferries, maybe it's still cheaper? 1. https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/11/01/east-bay-looks-to-hovercraft-for-ferry-service/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/11/01/east-bay-looks-to-hov...

mmt 8y ago
> But compared to the cost of dredging for ferries, maybe it's still cheaper? I think the point is that it doesn't matter, if it's simply not cheap enough. The shallowness of the estuarial coastline significantly drives up the cost (be it with dredging or more exotic technologies like hovercraft), and that's the (short) answer to why we don't have more ferry service.