A front-page report in this paper yesterday, about a sea-faring Russian couple caught at the Gateway of India after they sailed into the country without requisite clearance, exposed chinks in the coastal security's armor, despite numerous promises and protestations about making Mumbai safer post the 26/11 terror attacks.

The Russians, who arrived on a yacht, sent security agencies into a tizzy on April 9 after they entered Indian waters and dropped anchor barely 500 metres from the seashore, without the necessary permissions.