Due to the prevailing hostile weather, authorities suspended all passenger vessels on St Martin's route Monday, leaving about 4,000 tourists stranded.
On Sunday night, the Cox's Bazar district administration declared that all types of shipping to St Martin would remain suspended for a day.
Additional District Magistrate Abu Sufian said that 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.
He also said once the weather situation improves, the shipping will resume.
Mujibur Rahman, chairman of St. Martin's Union Parishad, said that about 4,000 tourists were stranded due to the sudden closure of vessels' movement.
