Following an appeal on local radio, the 270 stranded passengers off the cruiseliner Astor all found a bed for the night, last night. Their problems started at lunchtime yesterday, when a strong tidal current combined with a strong wind and heavy seas to prevent the tenders taking them back to their ship. Local hotels provided the wet, miserable and hungry passengers with a lunch and dinner. As the evening wore on, hotels, B&Bs and private homes in the town filled up with the marooned.
Speaking on Isles FM this morning, one Austrian couple expressed their gratitude and said they were deeply impressed by local hospitality. Astor departed for Invergordon just before 10 this morning, with a group of passengers on board who will not readily forget their trip to the Hebrides and the spring gale.
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What an experience...I hope that doesn't happen when I cruise back to Alaska, this coming August. Linda in Washington state
ReplyDeleteWow... I cannot imagine! Those poor people!!! And, the legend of Hebrides hospitality lives on, well deserved!
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Dawn
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I think that there is nothing better than staying in a private home of a place where you visit to get a good feel of how people live. I've had to do that before. It opened my eyes.
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