Overview

• Indian Navy radar detected an unidentified object two nautical miles off the Korlai coast on Sunday night, prompting a security alert.
• Raigad Police, the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad, Quick Response Teams, the Coast Guard and Navy deployed over 50 officers in the multi-agency operation.
• Severe rain and strong winds forced SP Anchal Dalal to abandon a barge approach and hampered efforts to reach the object.
• Officials used AIS tracking data and speed analysis to establish that the “suspicious boat” was a drifting fishing net buoy.
• Although active search efforts are winding down, authorities continue heightened coastal patrols to guard against potential threats.