El Siglo newspaper attributes the delays in the start of the Sabana de la Mar-Samana Elupina I ferry service to unfulfilled promises on behalf of government organizations. The ship has capacity for 300 passengers and 36 standard sized vehicles. It was scheduled to start its four trips a day on 15 June. The private company that purchased the ship, at a cost of RD$6 million says that the port has to be repaired and dredged by the Ministry of Public Works and the Navy, and the waters of Yabón River need to be rechanneled by the Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDRHI).
