IN PHOTOS: Container from ship washes ashore at Maharashtra's Palghar

A container from a ship washed ashore in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Tuesday morning, prompting the security agencies to rush to the site, an official said. Pics/Hanif Patel

Updated On: 2025-07-22 11:36 PM IST

Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed

The container was spotted on Kalam beach in Nalasopara around 8 am, said district disaster management chief Vivekanand Kadam. Pics/Hanif Patel

Personnel from the local police, Coast Guard, and Customs department rushed to the spot, and a probe is underway, he added

The Naval Control Room in Mumbai had first reported the sighting of the floating container drifting eastward

The local police, coast guard, and other agencies are on alert and monitoring the situation closely

Officials have launched a probe into the matter

The container was first spotted at sea near coordinates 19°17'N, 072°11'E, and was reported to be drifting eastward

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