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Bluebridge passengers have been left stranded or out of pocket after several cancelled sailings due to a ramp fault on the Connemara ferry.
A problem with the winch that controls the stern door led to 200 passengers being stuck for 15 hours on Thursday, and subsequent sailings of the Cook Strait ferry have been cancelled, leaving many passengers having to be rebooked or refunded.
Gemma and her family were due to sail on the Connemara Friday morning.
The Christchurch family had driven down to Wellington from WhangamatΔ before finding out their trip was cancelled.
Gemma said they could not get on another sailing until the end of January and could not tak
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