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Prows Raised And Hearts Sunk: Floating Bridge Services Hit By Latest Issue

The Floating Bridge between East Cowes and Cowes is facing further issues today (Tuesday).

At 5am today the service was suspended for vehicles due to the South East prow cable suffering a failure.
 
Engineers are currently on site dealing with the matter.
 
They commenced replacement of the prow cable at 9am, requiring the use of lifting gear and a full service suspension.
 
A launch service will be in place for pedestrians and cyclists until the issue is resolved.
 
A spokesperson said:

"The works are expected to take less than four hours in total.

"This is a constantly moving part, and has simply suffered wear and tear throughout the parts 20 months of operation."

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