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Three containers wash ashore in Palghar, one carries oil-like substance
Updated On: 08 September, 2025 08:02 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
A police team rushed to the spot and informed the customs department, coast guard, Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB), forest department, and other authorities concerned, who were called in for joint action
Upon inspection, one of the containers was found to contain an oil-like substance, posing a potential threat to marine life in case of a leak.
Palghar district witnessed a tense situation on the morning of September 7 after three containers washed ashore near Shirgaon-Usbhav and Satpati Dandipada villages under Satpati Police Station limits.
According to police, around 9 am, local fishermen spotted the containers drifting due to high tides and immediately alerted Satpati Police.
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