Stormy Weather
2,000 tourists stranded at St Martins
Bdnews, Cox's Bazar
At least 2,000 tourists have been stranded at St Martins, the country's lone coral island, as the stormy weather hit the areas, making it impossible for the vessels to approach the island due to the rough sea.The stormy wind started to blow over the Bay under the impact of Thursday's depression accompanied by drizzle. A portion of the jetty, built for the landing of the tourists in the island broke off and the pontoon was washed away that night. A tourist ship carrying 350 passengers was compelled to return to Teknaf on Friday, as it could not land the tourists due to the broken jetty. Another 1,500 tourists boarding 15 big and small vessels also had to return the same day for not being able to land safely on the island. Sources said tourists thronged St Martins alongside Cox's Bazar to celebrate Christmas vacation. Abu Noman, the manager of Keary Sindbad, a tourist ship company, told BDNEWS that the pontoon of their own jetty has drifted away on Thursday night in the sea due to the stormy weather and they could not manage to set it again till yesterday. The tourist ship Keary Sindbad had gone to the St Martins yesterday to bring back the trapped tourists from the island, he added. The ship will bring back as many tourists as possible from the island.
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