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The Red Cross collect their Hov Pod SPX with rescue hovercraft specification to meet their specific rescue and communications requirements. The hull is Hov Pod Rescue Orange - a special colour to designate rescue craft operation. The Red Cross were very happy with the very warm reception this craft received during it's press debut in Scotland October 4th The Hovercraft has been brought in to help Highland rescuers. It will be used in flooded areas, on frozen lochs, sand bars and mud flats. The vessel Greer, named from Old Scots meaning watchful or valiant, was unveiled by the Red Cross and is based in Inverness. Operations director Ian Rideout said: "A big issue for us is shallow, fast-moving water where we can't launch a boat. The hovercraft is totally unaffected."

Hov Pod offers enormous fun and excitement, and the ultimate adrenalin rush, without compromising safety for driver and passengers. They are easy to tow with purpose designed one-man operated trailer, to allow you to explore far-flung places, to reach the parts that other people never see. Being above the water has other benefits, you don’t get pushed along by tidal streams, or need to worry about submerged rocks or coral, so exploring is much easier; and the craft are light enough to be lifted onto bigger yachts to use as tenders. Hov Pods are environmentally friendly craft, as they do not have propellers to damage the marine environment, or pump exhaust gas into the sea. Hov Pods have a very light footprint, weighing less than a seagull standing on one leg. There are many commercial applications for the craft too - of particular interest for rescue organisations, ideal craft for rescue from mud-flats, sand, swamps, floods, shallow rivers, iced over lakes, or areas where there might be submerged rocks or coral.