Saturday wasn't the best day to head to the beaches in New England, with moderate to heavy rain in the forecast, but those who ventured out to Hampton Beach in New Hampshire, were treated to an unusual sight -- a beached hovercraft.
Information from the Hampton Police Department was limited Saturday but they confirmed to NBC10 Boston there was a beached hovercraft, and that no one was injured in the incident.
The Hampton Fire Department tells NBC10 Boston that the hovercraft suffered a mechanical issue.
Only thing they need is to patch the hole in the hovercraft so they can go flying again.
According to the fire department, this is this first time this has ever happened on Hampton Beach that they can remember.
According to captain Gino Leblanc they were traveling from Baltimore to New Brunswick, Canada. They left Cape Cod yesterday around noon when they tried to make it to Portland, Maine and got into quite a storm with 2-3 meter waves that damaged the skirt in the front had to take shelter on the beach around 4 p.m.
The vehicle is a Former coast guard search and rescue vehicle from Vancouver, according to the Captain.
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Photos and video shared with NBC10 Boston by Jen Keefe, with Hire Jen's Voice, show the grounded hovercraft on the dreary beach in Hampton. According to Keefe, the hovercraft was on its way back home to Nova Scotia from Cape Cod when it encountered an issue with its skirt.
NBC10 Boston has not heard back from New Hampshire State Police at this time.
