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Hundreds stranded at Supenaam Stelling

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Hundreds of passengers scheduled to depart the Supenaam Ferry Stelling in Region Two at 16:00h on Sunday were left stranded after the captain of the boat announced that the boat was out of fuel.

Passengers were inconvenienced, frustrated, and therefore angry. Most of them,

The MV Kanawan leaving the port after the captain told passengers the vessel had no fuel

having already made plans to journey with the boat to Region Three, questioned how the ferry was being managed, and why it is that the boat was not fuelled before the journey had commenced. Several persons, including those who had babies onboard, had to resort to using speedboats to continue their journey, while truck owners were forced to stay onboard the ferry.

A truck owner who told Guyana Times that he was transporting “perishable goods” questioned whether he would be refunded the cost of his goods. And a businessman said he was due to make a delivery within a certain time, but with the ferry being out of operation he cannot honour the deadline.

Passengers generally said they were quite fed-up with the ferry service. “If the boat engine doesn’t have issues, it’s high tide. If it’s not high tide, then it’s (the boat being) out of fuel. If Government is providing a service to the people, then that

Some of the stranded passengers

service must be prompt and reliable,” one passenger lamented.

Confusion

The passengers were left in a state of confusion after they were told they would not be able to board the MV Kanawan, from Supenaam to Parika, because its fuel tanks were empty. However, the same vessel started its engine and left the port approximately an hour after.

The MV Kanawan was expected to depart Supenaam at 16:00hrs on Sunday but the passengers said that they were told that the vessel have no fuel and as a result they were debarred from boarding. They told this publication that the information from the stelling authorities were not forthcoming and as such they are unable to make alternative arrangements.

One passenger, Rado Persaud, said he along with another passenger is willing to

Some of the trucks transporting goods from Supenaam to Parika and other parts of the country

provide fuel for the vessel providing it is discounted from their fares. “We willing to fuel up this boat but the people (stelling officials) nah come forward and say nothing…we have goods to take to Georgetown because tomorrow is Monday and is the day for us to do business,” he said.

Persaud said that he has been travelling the Supenaam-Parika route almost daily for a number of years but this is the first time he ever encountered such a situation. “I does use this boat almost every day and every trip I make is $35,000. I does have to pay for my truck…right now my truck sitting down there with rice from the millers waiting to go to Georgetown,” he informed.

“…if this rice don’t meet the customers then the millers will lose their contracts and they nah go be able to pay the farmers and then we all will suffer,” Persaud added.

However, at around 17:30hrs the MV Kanawan started its engines and moved out of the loading dock to allow the MV Sabanto to discharge passengers as well as cargo. This left the stranded passengers both confused and angry as to the reason they were not allowed to board the vessel.

Another passenger, Dayal (only name given), told the Guyana Times that he is transporting perishable goods and as such it is imperative for him to reach his destination at the allotted time. “I have ‘goods’ to take to my customers and I will lose if they keep we here till tomorrow…they nah tell you anything and nobody nah look like them care,” the irate man said.

He noted that there are approximately seventeen trucks with ‘goods’ to be delivered within an allotted time or they stand to lose their customers to other suppliers. However, at around 18:30hrs passengers were able to board the MV Sabanto with no explanation or apology from the officials. They are dubbing the way they were treated as inhumane and inconsiderate and are calling on the relevant authorities to launch an investigation into the matter. They are also hoping that such an incident never occur again.

When the Guyana Times contacted General Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD), Marcelene Merchant, she indicated that she is on vacation leave but promised to return a call with clarifications. However, up until press time the call was not returned and subsequent efforts to contact her proved futile.

http://guyanatimesgy.com/hundr...t-supenaam-stelling/

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POOR PLANNING ON Y0UR PART, DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY ON MY PART.          ITS NAT ME JAB.

Cain, who is goin to drag the captain ova de coals ? These guys drink on the job and get away wid it.

What surprises me. AFC government ministers  don't get involved. They are making it easy for the PPP to win the next election. Pissing the people off against the government. 

Tola
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Persaud said that he has been travelling the Supenaam-Parika route almost daily for a number of years but this is the first time he ever encountered such a situation.

So this is the first time that it has happened and Yuji get all excited like a batty hole virgin.

Mr.T
Mr.T posted:

Persaud said that he has been travelling the Supenaam-Parika route almost daily for a number of years but this is the first time he ever encountered such a situation.

So this is the first time that it has happened and Yuji get all excited like a batty hole virgin.

Dem Bais conveniently forget PPP days.

E’bo ferry runs aground again

The M.V. Sabanto which was transporting passengers to the Good-Hope/Supenaam Ferry Stelling; ran aground in the vicinity of Hog-Island on Wednesday evening, leaving a number of passengers stranded in the Essequibo River until yesterday morning when they were rescued by speedboat operators.
The ferry had encountered similar problems early December last, with the vessel ending up in some bushes aback of Wakenaam. The initial incident involving the M.V. Sabanto took mechanical workers almost a week to render assistance to persons whose vehicles were left stranded on the boat.
Wednesday night’s incident saw a number of passengers who were heading to the Essequibo Coast again being stranded for hours due to the boat ending up on a sand bank.
A Transport and Harbours official opined late Wednesday that it was a possibility that the M.V. Sabanto was grounded due to the shallow area which the boat was traversing at the time. The official further mentioned that when it was safe, passengers would have been allowed to board the speed boat to Supenaam which they did yesterday morning.
The M.V. Sabanto departed the Parika Ferry Stelling after 6 pm and was expected to moor at the Good Hope/Supenaam Ferry Stelling after 8 pm on Wednesday, before the incident.
While concrete information as to what may have caused the ferry to be grounded has not surfaced, a source has indicated that the Chinese-made ferry may have a problem. The source said that the boat may have experienced a computer shut down and when that happens, the vessel would drift and the engine could become stuck in the mud which would pose further difficulty in getting the boat out of the shallow mud.
The source further emphasised that the ferry should ply the Supenaam/Parika route when the tide is high. The M.V. Sabanto after being stuck for hours was able to moor at the Supenaam Ferry Stelling around noon yesterday.
Only recently, the Transport and Harbours Department desilted certain locations in the Essequibo River.

http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....-runs-aground-again/

Mars

They have money to sport and wine down but Indo Farmers cannot take their products to market as a result of the PNC not having money to purchase fuel for the ferry to take agricultural products to market.

Classic PNC style.

PNC main focus is to sport, fete and wine down.

FM
Mars posted:
Mr.T posted:

Persaud said that he has been travelling the Supenaam-Parika route almost daily for a number of years but this is the first time he ever encountered such a situation.

So this is the first time that it has happened and Yuji get all excited like a batty hole virgin.

Dem Bais conveniently forget PPP days.

E’bo ferry runs aground again

The M.V. Sabanto which was transporting passengers to the Good-Hope/Supenaam Ferry Stelling; ran aground in the vicinity of Hog-Island on Wednesday evening, leaving a number of passengers stranded in the Essequibo River until yesterday morning when they were rescued by speedboat operators.
The ferry had encountered similar problems early December last, with the vessel ending up in some bushes aback of Wakenaam. The initial incident involving the M.V. Sabanto took mechanical workers almost a week to render assistance to persons whose vehicles were left stranded on the boat.
Wednesday night’s incident saw a number of passengers who were heading to the Essequibo Coast again being stranded for hours due to the boat ending up on a sand bank.
A Transport and Harbours official opined late Wednesday that it was a possibility that the M.V. Sabanto was grounded due to the shallow area which the boat was traversing at the time. The official further mentioned that when it was safe, passengers would have been allowed to board the speed boat to Supenaam which they did yesterday morning.
The M.V. Sabanto departed the Parika Ferry Stelling after 6 pm and was expected to moor at the Good Hope/Supenaam Ferry Stelling after 8 pm on Wednesday, before the incident.
While concrete information as to what may have caused the ferry to be grounded has not surfaced, a source has indicated that the Chinese-made ferry may have a problem. The source said that the boat may have experienced a computer shut down and when that happens, the vessel would drift and the engine could become stuck in the mud which would pose further difficulty in getting the boat out of the shallow mud.
The source further emphasised that the ferry should ply the Supenaam/Parika route when the tide is high. The M.V. Sabanto after being stuck for hours was able to moor at the Supenaam Ferry Stelling around noon yesterday.
Only recently, the Transport and Harbours Department desilted certain locations in the Essequibo River.

http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....-runs-aground-again/

You don't want PPP supporters to mention past atrocities of the PNC, yet you post and old outdated article from 2015. You don't seem to remember what you write here?

FM
Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

We are on our way back to the past. A past we thought would never return. Never say never. With this new government we are surely heading to the past that we Guyanese really dread. 

this is bullshit that ferry always in trouble regardless of who rule guyana its seems that no one have the will to do a effect job.

FM

The fact is that it is the Indians who are actually producing tangible products in Guyana and generating foreign exchange and tax revenues. The Blacks are dependent on the tax revenues and are barely involved in farming and other revenue producing ventures. They mostly occupy govt jobs. Wouldn't it make sense to support the Indo farmers rather than kill the goose that lays the golden egg?

FM

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