Ganesh & Vikramaditya
Port Blair, June 12: Passengers travelling on NH4 between South Andaman and Middle Andaman faced significant delays and inconvenience from yesterday evening until this afternoon due to the breakdown of two out of three vehicle ferry vessels at Middle Strait.
The trouble began when MV Kadamtala suffered a breakdown yesterday evening. Compounding the issue, MV Austin IV had already been out of service for maintenance over the past two days. This left only MV North Bay operational to handle the heavy traffic at Middle Strait.
With just one operational ferry vessel, a large number of vehicles and passengers were stranded at both the Middle Strait and Baratang Jetty. Many people had to wait for several hours to cross the strait, leading to considerable frustration and delays.
Efforts to repair MV Kadamtala were successful, and the vessel was back in operation by 1:15 PM today. Following the repair, the backlog of vehicles and passengers was quickly transported across the strait, providing some much-needed relief to those affected.
Normalcy has since been restored, and traffic flow has resumed, bringing an end to the ordeal for NH4 passengers by today late evening.
