HOVERTRAVEL passengers were left dashing to catch the Wightlink Fast Cat after the single hovercraft on the Ryde to Southsea route was taken out of service.

With only one craft operating the route, the whole service had to be suspended when the hovercraft encountered technical issues.

The service was suspended for around an hour while Hovertravel staff fixed the problem.

The route is now running to its revised timetable