Post by ferryfast admin on Jan 25, 2006 1:11:13 GMT -5
Rough seas stop Tobago ferries from sailing
Earl Manmohan Scarborough
Wednesday, January 25th 2006
The Cat and The Lynx had to be pulled off the Trinidad to Tobago service yesterday because of "very rough" seas between the islands.
The Port Authority is hoping to resume its regular service in full today when conditions are expected to improve.
Although The Cat sailed from Port of Spain at 10 a.m. it did not make the return voyage at 1.30 p.m. resulting in its 5 p.m. sailing from Port of Spain being cancelled. The Cat overnighted in Scarborough as it normally does. The Lynx on the other hand was scheduled to sail from Port of Spain at 6.30 a.m. and Scarborough at 5 p.m. but did not leave port.
However, the conventional MF Panorama kept its sailing schedule from Port of Spain at 2 p.m. and was due to leave Scarborough at 11 p.m. Some passengers and cargo booked to sail on the fast ferries were accommodated on the Panorama.
The seas were so rough on Sunday that a number of passengers on the 4 p.m. sailing of The Cat from Port of Spain fell ill. Two passengers had complained of chest pains and on arrival in Scarborough were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
The Meteorological Station at Crown Point said the rainy conditions experienced yesterday were caused by a line of convergence that stretched from Barbados down through Tobago and into Trinidad. It said that while the conditions were unseasonable, they were not in themselves unusual. Meanwhile, the MV Sonia made its final voyage from Scarborough on the inter-island route on Sunday carrying 700 passengers, 84 cars, 41 vans and two flat beds to Port of Spain.
The ferry was leased to operate the service with the other vessels at the end of 2004 and it was extended to Sunday to accommodate the Christmas traffic.
Earl Manmohan Scarborough
Wednesday, January 25th 2006
The Cat and The Lynx had to be pulled off the Trinidad to Tobago service yesterday because of "very rough" seas between the islands.
The Port Authority is hoping to resume its regular service in full today when conditions are expected to improve.
Although The Cat sailed from Port of Spain at 10 a.m. it did not make the return voyage at 1.30 p.m. resulting in its 5 p.m. sailing from Port of Spain being cancelled. The Cat overnighted in Scarborough as it normally does. The Lynx on the other hand was scheduled to sail from Port of Spain at 6.30 a.m. and Scarborough at 5 p.m. but did not leave port.
However, the conventional MF Panorama kept its sailing schedule from Port of Spain at 2 p.m. and was due to leave Scarborough at 11 p.m. Some passengers and cargo booked to sail on the fast ferries were accommodated on the Panorama.
The seas were so rough on Sunday that a number of passengers on the 4 p.m. sailing of The Cat from Port of Spain fell ill. Two passengers had complained of chest pains and on arrival in Scarborough were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
The Meteorological Station at Crown Point said the rainy conditions experienced yesterday were caused by a line of convergence that stretched from Barbados down through Tobago and into Trinidad. It said that while the conditions were unseasonable, they were not in themselves unusual. Meanwhile, the MV Sonia made its final voyage from Scarborough on the inter-island route on Sunday carrying 700 passengers, 84 cars, 41 vans and two flat beds to Port of Spain.
The ferry was leased to operate the service with the other vessels at the end of 2004 and it was extended to Sunday to accommodate the Christmas traffic.