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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Kieran Isgin

Boat passengers say they were left stranded after paddle-steamer trip

A group of passengers from Wales claim they were left stranded in Somerset on Saturday (June 10) after going on a paddle steamer trip.

Travelling from Penarth on the Waverley, they said they were forced to make their own way home from Minehead after coaches which were supposed to pick them up never arrived. One passenger, Tony Farr, said the day quickly turned into a "nightmare" after he an 120 other people were left stranded.

The Waverley said that a "miscommunication" meant 70 people had missed the coaches. The plan for the group was to get on a boat from Penarth with the Paddle Steamer Waverley at 10am then arrive at Minehead by 11.45am, Wales Online reports.

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