Steam Packet 195 the huge SRN4 hovercraft were

the huge SRN4 hovercraft were running across the Channel and Italian-built hydrofoils ferried passengers to the Channel Islands

rescues at sea and on Island work with a fleet of heavy haulage trucks and cranes

The story of these shipping routes is one of periods of intense competition and quieter monopoly

Readers of the diary will receive an initimate insight into the thoughts of a regular First World War soldier at the Western Front in France

Ramsey and Foxdale

Steam Packet 195 the huge SRN4 hovercraft wereThe Isle of Man Steam Packet Company is the oldest continually operating passenger shipping company in the world, having began operations in 1830. Today the company carrys some 630,000 passengers annually, 196,000 cars and is the Islands lifeline for freight. This book is an update on the history of the Isle of Man Steam Packet since our 190th Anniversary publication. The title includes a history of the company year by year, including the takeover