Thousands of travelers stranded in Calapan port
Thousands of travelers have been stranded at the Calapan City port since the weekend, with many running out of money and food supplies, after stricter travel measures and a higher than expected number of travelers caused problems for travel between Batangas and Oriental Mindoro.
Hundreds of Saudi-bound travellers were stranded on a ferry for three days after the vessel had to return to port with mechanical problems, Saudi daily Arab News reported on Thursday.