Wisdom | Juhu Beach | Mumbai

Got a chance to see the MV wisdom, a 145-metre long, 9000-ton cargo vessel bound for Alang ship-breaking yard, sparked a major scare after it broke free from its tug and drifted towards the Bandra-Worli Sea Link.

On June 11, at about 1 am, the ship broke its towing rope while being towed by motor tug Seabulk Plover (Flag St Vincent and Grenadine) on her voyage from Colombo to Alang for scrapping.

The unmanned ship eventually ran aground off the Juhu beach late in the evening on 13th June 2011. 

After parting of the towing wire approximately 10 miles west off Mumbai Port, the ship started drifting under the influence of strong monsoon winds and eventually ran aground on Juhu beach at about 8 pm.

After being stranded for 20 days, the ship was refloated safely during the spring tide by SMIT International, a Singapore-based salvage company, with the help of two powerful tugs. The vessel was then taken to Mumbai outer anchorage and eventually it would be towed to Alang in Gujarat for scrapping.