Passengers relying on the Fort Kochi-Wipen roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry service may have a hard time with one of the two ships that suspended service on Tuesday afternoon to resume service Is unlikely. Week.
There was a lot of dissatisfaction among passengers due to repeated disruptions in service since the boat service was stopped on the route three years ago with the introduction of two RO-RO vessels.
“Overheating of the thruster control system causes an obstruction of the power connection in the engine, thereby hampering the operation. We had installed a blower in the engine room to cool the system, but it is clearly not serving the purpose, ”sources in Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation Limited (KSINC) said that it would go towards Kochi Corporation Is operating the service from. This discrepancy means that the system must cool down before resuming service. It has been causing frequent disruptions in service by one of the ships for a fortnight now, often leading to long queues of vehicles at the boat pier. KSINC had allegedly written to a Mumbai-based company that had sought a specialist team for emergency maintenance more than a fortnight ago, but to no avail.
The delay was attributed to the epidemic, and a team is not expected before next week.
“We have on Wednesday written a letter to the corporation to specialize and intervene with Corporation Shipyard Limited, which built the vessels in the interim. This service is unlikely to be restored, unless the discrepancy is addressed.
The Wipen-Fort Kochi Ferry Passengers Association has sought to fix the problem and restore service as soon as possible.
Francis Chammani, president of the association, said, “The second ship was repaired last year and should have been timely maintained in the same manner.”
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