John Wilbert
Port Blair, May 17: Arrival of new passenger ship, MV Sindhu has brought great relief for the Islanders. As per latest update received here the ship will be ready to sail in 10 days.
Talking to Andaman Sheekha daily, a senior officer of DSS today said that the ship has been completely sanitized and it has got necessary PSO clearances also. He said that crew members are also ready in the ship.
However, there are some issues which need to be addressed like works in canteen and works for computerized ticketing.
“It will take 10 days to clear all the remaining works and after that the ship will be ready to sail,” the senior officer added. About sailing, he said that once schedule is fixed, the ship will sail.
“The ship will ply in Southern Group of Islands viz Hutbay, Campbell Bay, Carnicobar, Teresa, Chowra and other Islands. If required it will sail for Mayabunder also, this is just a possibility. If need arises, the ship can also sail in Mainland and Island sector,” he added.
As per details, this vessel which can cruise at 16 knots is built to the highest standards of the Indian Register of Shipping and American Bureau of Shipping meeting the Indian Merchant Shipping rules and is customized for Indian requirements with very high level of safety and comfort comparable to the international standards.
According to official details available here, the vessel has deluxe, first-class, second class cabins, bunk class and seating class. The vessel is equipped with all modern amenities for the passengers. The ships carrying capacity is 6792 Gross Tonnage and her design draught is 4.3 meters.
With a Depth of 6.90 meters, having a length overall (LOA) is 99.75 meters while the Vessel width is 17.50 meters with Summer DWT: 1085 T. The recorded speed of the vessel is 16 knots and the average speed is 14.7 knots.
The vessel is having modern amenities like Recreation Rooms for Bunk and Cabin Class, Gymnasium, Hospital, Conference Room along with a Wheel House equipped with ergonomically designed high maneuverability SAT navigation.
