Something like this would be great for ferries. For instance the ~200km Busan-Fukuoka ferry connection is about 2-3 hours with a hydrofoil. With an ekranoplan 5

Something like this would be great for ferries. For instance the ~200km Busan-Fukuoka ferry connection is about 2-3 hours with a hydrofoil. With an ekranoplan 550km/h like the Caspian Sea Monster that'd be cut down to like 20 minutes.