Service suspended on Tuesday afternoon
Commuters dependent on the Fort Kochi-Vypeen roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) ferry service may be in a for a hard time with one of the two vessels that suspended service on Tuesday afternoon is unlikely to resume service no sooner than next week.
The frequent disruption of service has caused much heartburn among commuters heavily reliant on the service since the boat service on the route was stopped with the introduction of two ro-ro vessels three years ago.
“The overheating of the thruster control system is causing the disruption of power connection to the engine, hampering the operation. We had installed a blower in the engine room to cool the system but that is obviously not serving the purpose,” said sources with the Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation Limited (KSINC) that is operating the service on behalf of the Kochi Corporation. This anomaly means the system has to be cooled off before the resumption of the service. This h