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– passengers evacuated after several hoursOver two hundred passengers en route to Supenaam yesterday, were stranded in the Essequibo River for several hours after the vessel in which they were being transported, M.V. Torani, encountered engine problems and ran aground on a sandbank in the vicinity of Hog Island.According to information received,Cheap China Jerseys Authentic, the boat was loaded with passengers, vehicles and goods on Monday night, and was supposed to depart from the Parika Stelling upon completion of that process, but because it was encountering “engine problems” it departed the following day (yesterday) just after 08:00am.MV Torani (right) being towed by MV MalaliAccording to a male passenger, when the boat departed the stelling,Supply Cheap Jerseys, “it basically circled the area for four hours,Cheap Jerseys From China Online, going back and forth.”“People started to get frustrated because they spent the entire night in the vessel, now when they think they will be home; they are stuck,Cheap Authentic Jerseys,” the man explained.He then said that he along with some other businessmen approached the captain for an explanation. “The captain told us that the engine was giving some problems and that it was a regular something. The captain told us that complaints were made to a higher authority about the boat but nothing was done.”After the M.V. Torani made its final departure from Parika,NFL Jerseys China, it got stuck on the sandbank in the Essequibo River for another three hours and had to be towed out by another vessel, M.V. Malali.Before this happened, some passengers had already departed the troubled vessel via speed boat, while persons who had their vehicles in the ferry remained,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, as it was towed to Supernaam. |
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