Cozumel Vacation Weblog / Category / » NewsCozumel Breaking News: Mexico Prepared for Hurricane DeanPosteado el August 21, 2007 - Categorizado en News As forecasted by the National Weather Service, Hurricane Dean is expected to move through Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula early Today. While no longer projected to be in the direct path of Hurricane Dean, Cozumel expects tropical storm conditions and has instituted several hurricane preparedness initiatives in compliance with government safety and planning guidelines to ensure the safety of the community and travelers. Mexico Cozumel:The Molina-Aviomar Ferry IncidentPosteado el May 22, 2007 - Categorizado en Mexico Cozumel tourism, News During the arrival of one of the Molina-Aviomar’s two ferries from Punta Venado to Cozumel, the Bahia del EspÃritu Santo sustained an engine malfunction and had to be assisted in docking by the port pilots. The passengers were not inconvenienced in any way, but the ferry remains berthed at Punta Langosta for maintenance. The incident puts into perspective the criticism that Molina-Aviomar had for their competitor’s ferry, the Archangel, saying that it was not in optimal condition to provide ferry service. The Molina-Aviomar ferries do not have a certification of fitness because they are in apparently good repair and relatively new condition and as yet do not require such a certification. Although API has assigned equitable hours of operation for the new company, Trans-Caribe, Mr. Angel González Rul, Director of all ports of Mexico, has invalidated the schedule. Trans-Caribe is to operate only during the hours the Molina-Aviomar Company does not. That company states that it has agreements with companies to transport their goods, and insists that all the goods are theirs to transport. Trans-Caribe is against the monopoly of the piers and furthermore states that the clients decide in which boat they wish to transport their goods. The Molina-Aviomar consortium, which has become rich at the expense of Cozumel, had its beginnings in a fraud involving humble farmers in the Yucatan, and destroyed another competing company with the last straw being an accident involving the Xel-Ha and a cruise ship, which took place during a calm sea. Molina-Aviomar is accusing Trans-Caribe of sabotage in order to gain the ferry routes during the time their competition is partially out of service, stating that the engine in question was damaged by a steel cable entangled in the propellers.source:.cozumelinsider.com Mexico Cozumel news:Checkpoints for Motorcycle HelmetsPosteado el May 22, 2007 - Categorizado en Mexico Cozumel, Mexico Cozumel tourism, News The city has put checkpoints entering and leaving the town because of the latest practice of wearing protective helmets backwards, like baseball hats, as a fashion statement. This is doubly dangerous as the helmet not only will not stay on during impact, but may also damage the cervical vertebrae of the neck. Now the helmets must be used correctly as well as being worn in order to avoid the 380 peso fine.source:cozumelinsider.com
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