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A four hour sailing on board the Galleons Passage, turned into an over nine hour nightmare for passengers from Port of Spain to Scarborough, on Tuesday. This according to affected passenger Ashto Bennett and follows mechanical issues on board the vessel. More from Elizabeth Williams.
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00:00The sunk system and the boat not even working properly. The sunk system, then toilets had a backup. It was
00:06a total nightmare. Something which, you know, I think I need constantly to get over.
00:12Mechanical issues plagued the vessel according to the National Infrastructure Development Company Limited, NITCO. Adding to what Mr. Bennett said
00:20was a sea of torture to and at the port in Scarborough, near to shore but never landing till shortly
00:27after midnight on Wednesday.
00:29It learned its way straight to Tobago and we actually reached about 11.50 and I was able to get
00:37off at 12.05 this morning. The situation was nobody shared any information what was going on. Actually, they came
00:46on just a few minutes before when it was in Tobago. Water said that the ramp is being occupied by
00:52another vessel and we still have to wait.
00:54Mr. Bennett said the vessel drifted around Scarborough until the Blue Wave Harmony was removed from the Scarborough port. While
01:03on board, during the ordeal, the cafeteria was closed.
01:07There was a little old lady next to me who was diabetic and her sugar level went down and we
01:11had to go and get something for her to eat. And if anybody knows about the boat, passengers are not
01:17allowed outside. So after that time, passengers were very agitated on the vessel.
01:21In a release, the National Infrastructure Development Company Limited, NITCO, stated during the 3 p.m. sailing of the vessel
01:29from Porto, Spain, it experienced a mechanical issue that caused all engines to operate at elevated temperatures.
01:37As a precautionary safety measures. As a precautionary safety measure, the vessel's speed was reduced to approximately 11 knots. This
01:45is compared to its normal cruising speed of 15 to 19 knots.
01:49The journey was further extended by operational delays at both terminals as the Galleon's Passage shares berthing facilities with the
01:59Blue Wave Harmony.
02:01NITCO said the technical assessments of the vessel are underway and the matter is being closely monitored.
02:07NITCO apologized for the inconvenience caused and thanked passengers for their patience.
02:13Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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