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If the Isle of Wight Council were to scrap the troubled Floating Bridge 6 (FB6), it could have to pay back the £3.8 million used to buy it.

Isle of Wight Radio 10:00am - 3:00pm Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Floating Bridge: Isle Of Wight Council "Wasting Millions", Councillors Claim By Oliver Dyer The Isle of Wight Council continues to waste millions on the floating bridge, two opposition councillors have claimed. The troubled vessel will once again be thrust into the spotlight when a report into how it was purchased goes before councillors tomorrow (Tuesday). As Isle of Wight Radio previ...

OPPOSITION councillors have said the Isle of Wight Council, and its Conservative administration are choosing to waste millions on Floating Bridge 6 (FB6). The problematic FB6 is back under scrutiny as a council committee will, next week, look at how the vessel was obtained and hear how the legal action is proceeding. In a report to the committee, council officers found no issues with the way FB6 was procured, tendered and contracted and is asking committee members to agree with their reco...

Floating bridge A DETAILED scrutiny of how the Isle of Wight Council procured the troubled Floating Bridge 6 (FB6), will go before a committee next week. One of the key conclusions in the report is that the procurement of FB6 was sound and there were no issues with procurement, tendering or contracts. Following numerous issues with the vessel in the nearly four years since it entered service, the Isle of Wight Council decided last year to take action against the shipbuilders and naval arc...

A report into the procurement of Floating Bridge 6 has cleared the previous independent administration, who commissioned it, according to the…

Legal action on the Floating Bridge has been delayed — due to COVID.

LEGAL action on the Floating Bridge has been delayed — due to Covid-19.

The Floating Bridge will be out of service once again tomorrow (Wednesday). Planned maintenance will see services suspended between 9.30am and 3.30pm while works are undertaken to ensure noise levels are mitigated. These works will include replacing the damaged shoe on the Cowes prow and replacement of the cheek plates. A launch service for foot passengers and cyclists will be in operation during this time. The news comes less than three weeks after a problem with its west side pr...

Isle of Wight Radio 7:00pm - Midnight Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Grounded For Another Six Months? Councillors Isle Of Wight Floating Bridge Claim By Louise Hill LDR ‘Its not a sticky plaster you can put on’ — a councillor has hit back at the solution to solve the troubled floating bridge’s problems. As the Isle of Wight Council continues to consider the only ‘viable’ option to resolving Floating Bridge 6’s issues — side thrusters�...

The floating bridge after a breakdown and the replacement service Jenny Lee (Image: Dec 30 2020) ITS not a sticky plaster you can put on — a councillor has hit back at the solution to solve the troubled floating bridges problems. As the Isle of Wight Council continues to consider the only viable option to resolving Floating Bridge 6s issues — side thrusters— local town councillors have become even more sceptical of the idea. At a meeting of East Cowes Town Council last week, Alex Mi...