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Wisdom makes authorities wise
Updated On: 10 July, 2011 06:48 AM IST | | Shailesh Bhatia
MV Wisdom may have left Mumbai's shores, but it has definitely brought some wisdom to those responsible for search and rescue operations off the city's coast.
MV Wisdom may have left Mumbai's shores, but it has definitely brought some wisdom to those responsible for search and rescue operations off the city's coast.The 37 near fatalities and three deaths that occurred in the three weeks that the ship was aground on Juhu beach has meant that the life guards have been given two hi-tech Yamaha VX 700 jet skis. 
The jet skis are also known as Wave Runners and cost over Rs 22 lakh each. According to Neville David, president of the Juhu Beach Lifeguard Association, "The jet skis have a high-powered, 2-stroke, 2-cylinder 701cc engine and it can reach speeds of over 40 knots, which is equivalent to a sports car at over 250kmph."


