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Cruise ship visitors stranded at ferry terminal

Photo by Tamell SimonsClose to 300 cruise ship passengers line up at the ferry terminal in Hamilton after a ferry malfunction caused delays in their return to Dockyard. The tender <I>Bermudian</I> came to the rescue, transporting all back to the West End port.

Hundreds of irate cruise ship passengers bound for Dockyard were left stranded at Hamilton’s ferry terminal this afternoon.Boston visitor Jim Clark was one of many rescued by the tender Bermudian around 5pm after more than an hour’s wait.He said: “We were told they had a delay with the ferries. I’ve been here since 3.30pm waiting to go back to Dockyard. The ferry guys told us two boats had broken down. It’s just been ridiculous. I’m a diabetic and I don’t have anything to eat, so I hope I can get something on board.”Ferry terminal staff were unable to comment on what caused the delays.Bermudian, which rushed over from Dockyard after bringing tourists in from St George’s, has a top capacity of 750.A crowd of around 300 queued along the waterfront to meet it.“I think the buses have been bad, too,” said a woman visiting on the Norwegian Gem.She described the buses as “overly crowded, with cranky drivers”.Darren Keane, also visiting from Boston, said he had seen visitors earlier today taking taxis out of St George’s because of a lack of transport.“Bermuda’s a nice place, but it doesn’t seem to be able to hold the volume,” Mr Keane said, adding that not many St George’s bus connections seemed to be available from the West End.As the end of the queue drew near, some voiced fears they would be left behind, but crew members called for any extras to come aboard.The Bermudian left for Dockyard at 5.10pm.