Port Blair, Sept. 14: Due to inclement weather conditions, the scheduled sailing programme of the vessel Sindhu to Car Nicobar on Sept. 15, 2023 at 1800 hrs from Port Blair has been postponed till further notice. However, fresh date of sailing of the vessel Sindhu will be announced in due course.

Further, it is informed that due to unfavourable weather conditions, operation of Passenger/Vehicle ferry services between Chatham, Bambooflat, Phoenix Bay, Dundas Point, Hopetown is becoming difficult and considered unsafe. The Directorate of Shipping Services keeping in view the safety of the passengers and the vessel, may be forced to suspend Harbour/Vehicle Ferry Services in the above routes at short notice depending upon the weather condition. Therefore, passengers and tourists have been advised to plan their journey suitably to avoid any inconvenience.