Is the narrow Mandovi Channel in Panaji safe for navigation?

24 Sep 2017 07:53 PM

The accidental collision between a catamarine cruise vessel and casino vessel in the Mandovi channel raises several questions.



Are the smaller vessels and the Ferryboats in the Channel of river Mandovi in Panaji safe?

 Many marine vessels of all sizes ply in this channel of Mandovi in the capital city. These range from small feeder boats, cruise boat vessels to the ferry boats.

On Saturday evening a cruise vessel after an engine failure collided with a casino vessel MV Casino Royale, and left around 47 passengers anxiously stuck in the vessel till the crew of Casino Royale rescued them. 

The already narrow channel of Mandovi River in Panaji is becoming narrower in presence of these huge casino vessels.

It was a cruise vessel on Saturday evening, what if a Ferryboat which plies very close to these vessels accidentally drifts and hits the casino vessel? The risk still remains. A bigger question still remains.

Will the Captain of Ports take cognizance of this particular incident and issue directives for purpose of safety of passengers to all marine vessels navigating in this channel?


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