Ship movement on Teknaf-St Martin route begins after 2 days

Ship movement on the Teknaf-Saint Martin route resumed on Monday (October 2) after the inclement weather wiped out.

As a result, tourists who have been stranded on the island since September 30 are scheduled to return to Teknaf in the afternoon.

On Monday morning, a vessel named MV Bar Aulia departed from Damdamiya jetty in Teknaf with 388 passengers and reached Saint Martin around noon, confirmed the ship’s director Hossainul Islam Bahadur.

If all goes well, the ship will leave for Damdamiya Ghat in Teknaf in the afternoon with the tourists who were stranded on the island for the last two days, he added.

He said that about 2,500 tourists went to Saint Martin between Wednesday (September 27) and Monday (October 2).

Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mohammad Adnan Chowdhury said, ship movement on the route resumed after the weather situation becomes normal.

The UNO added that the MV Bar Aulia, was given approval for one week to sail to Saint Martin ahead of World Tourism Day. Ship movement will depend on weather conditions.