The Corporation of St George’s and the Government have been in talks over weaknesses in a report on the possibility of widening Town Cut.While the report recommends drastically widening the Cut to allow larger ships to reach the town, St George’s Alderman Garth Rothwell said the recommendation was based on models that assumed the ships would only use propellers and a rudder, while most ships have other, more advanced methods of manoeuvring.He also said the report didn’t take into account passing through the cut at slower speeds.“Panamax ships are only ten feet wider than the Horizon and the Zenith,” Mr Rothwell said. “The report recommends widening the channel by 220ft. To accommodate an extra ten feet.“It’s not quite as simple as that, but we believe that alternative approaches should be investigated.“The report was impressive and extensive and these sorts of questions are a usual part of the process to find an optimal solution before action is taken.”Mr Rothwell said the Corporation has had a meeting with the Minister of Transportation about the issue this week.Last night’s meeting at Penno’s Wharf, hosted by the Corporation of St George’s, was attended by more than 50 people, including Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert, Environment Minister Marc Bean, Opposition Leader Craig Cannonier, Senator Michael Dunkley and UBP leader Kim Swan.While the meeting covered several topics including policing in the town, the issue of tourism and cruise ships was a particularly hot topic.Along with recommending another look at the issue of Town Cut, Mr Rothwell said that improvements to public transportation could help to bring tourists to the town.He said the Corporation has spoken with the Minister for transportation and requested additional ferrys and buses to St George’s, including a bus every half-hour between Hamilton and St George’s specifically for passengers on board the Veendam.Another suggested change to help the town was to move the ferry terminal from its current location to Hunter’s Wharf so that visitors would have to walk through the town to reach Tobacco Bay or a bus to Crystal Caves.“If successful, this could be the long term solution to bringing cruise ship passengers to St George’s,” he said.Former Mayor Henry Hayward also took to his feet, recommending that a dock be constructed at Murray’s Anchorage, which would be able to accommodate Panamax and Post-Panamax ships and be tendered and built within 18 months.“We could be talking about Town Cut for six year, but the town is suffering and dying now,” he said.While the project would not affect any private homes, he estimated it would require 20 to 30 feet of the existing golf course.Mayor Kenneth Bascome meanwhile said he has been speaking with the Minister of Tourism about taking better advantage of St George’s as a selling point for Bermuda.“I believe that St George’s should be used as a marketing tool to take Bermuda forwards in the tourism industry,” he said.“We have a new Tourism Minister and we are going to twist his arm, but we are going to do it by charm.”