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No decision yet to cancel ferry sailing, says Port chairman

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FILE - An aerial view of the two inter-island ferries Buccoo Reef and APT James docked at the Scarborough port, in August 2021.

FILE - An aerial view of the two inter-island ferries Buccoo Reef and APT James docked at the Scarborough port, in August 2021.

 

As Trinidad and To­ba­go con­tin­ues to mon­i­tor the pro­gres­sion of Trop­i­cal Storm Beryl, the Port Au­thor­i­ty of Trinidad and To­ba­go says there haven’t been any de­ci­sions to can­cel any fer­ry sail­ings.

Speak­ing with Guardian Me­dia, Lyle Alexan­der said the sit­u­a­tion is be­ing mon­i­tored and dis­cussed as it pro­gress­es. He notes, how­ev­er, that the cap­tain of the ves­sel is re­spon­si­ble for mak­ing the fi­nal call, and if and when that hap­pens, the pub­lic will be in­formed.

"This de­ci­sion is made by the cap­tain of the ves­sel when the weath­er is con­tem­plat­ed for the trip. It may be ear­ly now, but I'm sure they are think­ing about it,” Alexan­der said. “But for the spe­cif­ic trips [this af­ter­noon and to­mor­row, when the im­pact of the storm is ex­pect­ed to be felt a bit stronger], I am not aware if any­thing has been de­cid­ed as yet.”

He added: "It all de­pends on the tim­ing. That is when the mas­ters of the ves­sel are go­ing to move their ves­sel and whether or not they would move their ves­sels. If the Yel­low Alert just came out, give us the time to look at it. Com­pare it to the sched­ules and make the de­ci­sion. When any de­ci­sion is made, the pub­lic will be in­formed."


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