Chennai:
It was a travel plan which was crafted months ago by around 700 passengers and this went awry after Andaman Administration vessel M V Nancowry suffered snags in their two generator.
Trouble for the vessel started when .Mercantile Marine Department officials conducted inspection of the vessel when the ship was about to sail.
They found that two of the generators malfunctioned following which the MMD officials refused permission to the passenger ship.
There were around 700 passengers and they were asked to vacate the ship, said the port official.
This irked the passengers who gheraoed the Andaman administration office located near Shipping corporation of India office demanding boarding and lodging.
The protest was such that policemen from Harbour Police Station also reached the spot. “The protesters .left peacefully,” said a policeman from Harbour Police Station.
Port officials said that the sudden cancellation has put Andaman Administration in a fix as there is no provision for making hotel arangements as is in the case of air passengers.
“There are around 50 to 60 passengers who are still waiting and efforts are on to provide them with local arrangements,” said the official.
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