TT Express sails on Saturday

TT Express
TT Express

CARLA BRIDGLAL

The TT Express, which has been out of commission since last Wednesday, will return to service tomorrow, Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan said in Parliament today.

The boat– the only vessel doing duty on the TT sea bridge– was taken off the inter-island route after a rough seas bulletin, which the TT Meteorological Service lifted today. The boat's class certification had also expired on February 8, further complicating its ability to run. The licence verifies the boat's seaworthiness and is granted by international accreditors, the Norwegian-based DNV. Speaking briefly to the Newsday, Port Authority chairman Alison Lewis said the foreign inspectors have visited the boat this morning and the port is awaiting the official confirmation from Oslo that approval of the licence has been granted. Sinanan also said in Parliament that the cost to the Port Authority to accommodate displaced sea bridge passengers on the air bridge, serviced by state-owned Caribbean Airlines, Ltd was $500,000. From February 8 to February 16, CAL added over 4,000 seats and three additional flights daily to supplement the sea bridge. The port also provided a shuttle service to ferry passengers between the Ports of Port of Spain and Scarborough and the Piarco and ANR Robinson International Airports, respectively.

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