Gov. Bassey Otu in further response to the cruise boat mishap involving 14 medical students at the Marina Resort on Saturday, ordered the suspension of cruise operations and other activities at the resort.
The order was given in a statement signed by Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the governor.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the accident occured on Saturday at about 3 p.m.
The boat was ferrying 14 medical students from different tertiary institutions in the nation.
The governor had earlier ordered an investigation into the incident in which 11 of the 14 students who were in Calabar for their Annual Health Week were rescued and three feared dead.
”All cruise operations and other activities at the Marina Resortis hereby suspended immediately until further notice.
“Operators of cruise boats and management of the state’s Tourism Bureau are directed to attend a meeting in the office of the Secretary to the State Government on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.
“Besides the cruise boat operations, the State Ministry of Transport is to immediately cross check the safety standards and conditions of all boats operating in Calabar waterways,” he said.
The governor also appealed to the police to speed up their investigations of the fatal boat accident and prosecute those culpable.
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