55 passengers stranded on Vasai-Bhayandar RoRo ferry for over an hour

A RoRo ferry service connecting Vasai and Bhayandar in Maharashtra faced a hiccup on Saturday afternoon when the boat got stuck for over an hour at the jetty ramp in Vasai due to low tide. The incident left 55 passengers stranded for over an hour. The ferry workers tried to pull the boat loaded with passengers and vehicles, with the help of another one, but to no avail. The Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) has been running RoRo boat services…

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Ro-Ro ferry service between Bhayandar and Vasai starts operation on pilot basis

The much-awaited RoRo ferry service between Bhayandar and Vasai in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) began operation on a pilot basis on Tuesday. This is the second RoRo service in the MMR. The first one operates on the Ferry Wharf and Mandwa route. The Bhayandar-Vasai roll on/roll off (Ro-Ro) service will cut down the 30-km road journey between Thane and Palghar districts. Ro-Ro ferries typically perform short journeys for a mix of passengers, cars and commercial vehicles, where vehicles…

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