About 4,000 tourists have been stranded on Saint Martin's Island as authorities suspended all passenger vessels on Teknaf-Saint Martin's route in Cox’s Bazar on Monday due to the hostile weather.
On Sunday night, the Cox's Bazar district administration declared that all types of shipping to Saint Martin would remain suspended for a day, reports UNB.
Additional District Magistrate Abu Sufian said, due to the hostile weather, the local administration suspended the movement of all types of vessels for a day by hoisting cautionary signal 3 at Cox's Bazar seaport.
“It was learned that the stranded tourists have been given a 50 per cent discount on room rents,” Sufian said.
He also said once the weather situation improves, the shipping will resume.
Mujibur Rahman, chairman of Saint Martin's Union Parishad, said that about 4,000 tourists were stranded due to the sudden closure of vessels' movement.
However, some tourists are likely to leave the island on their own initiative.
