Save valuable time and improve the effectiveness of response.
Hovercraft provide access to areas which no other vehicle can...and at a fraction of the cost of other recovery vehicles!
Hovercraft are perfect for coastal and inland commercial usage, where boats and other commercial vehicles simply cannot operate. Our new EVOlution's payload capacity is rated at 350kg/770lbs for water or ice use, and can increase to 400kg/880lbs on a solid surface or in a reduced performance capacity. This means two crew members can operate the craft while still allowing for rescue equipment and victim recovery. Hovercraft can be deployed quickly by one person onto dry land without needing a boat ramp for access. Likewise, casualties can be delivered directly to any convenient recovery point saving valuable time and improving the effectiveness of response. Superb stability on water allows recovery of casualty over the side without risk to the crew.
Hovercraft excel in flood conditions and are the ideal vehicle for search and rescue. Unlike a boat, there is no need to think about draft depth or what you can't see under that murky water… you're above all of it! With easy access to inter-tidal areas, deep mud, shallow rivers, marshland and beaches, our craft allows recovery of the victim to the safety of the craft and a fast return directly to shore and medical care.
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Ice Transportation
Reach remote areas in cold climates – on open water or ice of any thickness!
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Flood Response
Travel over flood water to traverse difficult conditions and deploy medics, medical supplies, food and equipment.
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Water/Mud Rescue
Maneuver directly to any convenient recovery point saving valuable time and improving the effectiveness of response.
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Weed Spraying
Spray large areas of aquatic plants without stirring up sediment or destroying plants over which you travel.
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Ice Rescue
In cold water, time is everything. Stabilize a situation quickly, and more safely, than with a boat or helicopter.
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Survey & Security Patrol
Ideal for patrolling oil pipelines, perimeters, inter-tidal exclusion zones around mines and defense installations and more.
Real world effectiveness
Exposure time is everything on an ice rescue. This is how lives are saved.
As told by one of our rescue customers who uses their hovercraft frequently, the very first call they got was to rescue a dog that fell through the ice. The total time from when they arrived on site to the time they had the dog back on shore was 9 minutes. They had previously done a similar rescue without the hovercraft and it took 45 minutes.
“I've been on this team 28 years now and as far as I'm concerned, it’s the most valuable piece of equipment we’ve got… because we use it for so much, you know, and year round.”
-Ken, A South Dakota first responder commenting on his 7 years of experience using a Hoverstream rescue hovercraft with their department.
