Ship stranded off Manori coast in north Mumbai amid heavy rains; Coast Guard alerted, say cops

Mumbai: A ship got stranded around one kilometre away from Manori beach in north Mumbai on Monday amid very heavy rains, prompting local police to alert the Indian Coast Guard since the area is rocky and strong winds have made it unsafe for smaller vessels to approach it for relief operations, officials said.

The information about the stranded ship was received in the morning and, as per protocol, the Navy, ICG and other concerned maritime authorities were intimated about the situation, a Gorai police station official said.

"The ship is stalled around 1 kilometre away from Manori beach. The ship has dropped anchor and no untoward incident related to it has been reported," he added.


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Authorities from maritime agencies are keeping close watch on the situation, the official said.

Local fishermen said the area is rocky and strong winds have made it unsafe for smaller vessels to venture towards the ship.

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Mumbai and its adjoining areas have been witnessing very heavy rains for the past few days, throwing normal life out of gear.