Seagliders to connect UK and France in high-speed

A fleet of all-electric Seagliders connecting the UK and France with 150 passengers onboard at speeds of 180mph, could be operating by 2028.

Brittany Ferries is developing with Boston-based US company Regent the electric Seagliders that will cross the Channel, from Portsmouth to France in just 40 minutes, using wing-in-ground effect (WIG).

The Seagliders battery-powered vehicles, using the ground effect, will fly just above the sea surface.

Seagliders to connect UK and France in high-speed

Frédéric Pouget, ports and operations director for Brittany Ferries, said:

“We hope this may help bring commercial success in the years that follow. Who knows? This could be the birth of ferries that fly across the Channel.”

Seagliders to connect UK and France in high-speed

source Dailymail