Port Blair, May 25: The Andaman and Nicobar Command continued its assistance in transporting stranded passengers at Port Blair and Hut Bay as 372 passengers stranded at Hut Bay were transported by naval ships to Port Blair in the early hours on 24 May. The ANC had deployed three ships for this task. Earlier on 23 May, 439 passengers stranded at Port Blair were transported to Hut Bay. 

The naval ships were pressed into service because the normal shipping services between Port Blair and Hut Bay remained suspended on 21st and 22nd May due to adverse weather conditions, resulting in large number of passengers getting stranded at both ends. The passengers from Hut Bay safely arrived at Port Blair at 0220 h on 24th May.