A hydrogen-powered ferry service across the Bristol Channel is being examined by council chiefs in Swansea. They have held exploratory meetings with councils in Devon and Cornwall about the idea.
Swansea Council would, they said, help provide a hub for a South Wales to South West of England service. It's still early days though, and key to the proposal moving forward would be ensuring that seaside towns in Devon and Cornwall could accommodate ferries. It could be that interested parties made a joint bid for funding in the future.
Rob Stewart, the leader of Swansea Council, said he was keen for Swansea's maritime history to be revitalised. Large ferries used to sail between Swansea and Cork but the service stopped just over a decade ago. Pleasure steamer Balmoral and paddle steamer Waverley have offered occasional summer sailings across the Bristol Channel for many years, stopping at Swansea and Ilfracombe in North Devon, among others. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
