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Efforts to salvage ship stranded near Mumbai fails

Efforts to salvage ship stranded near Mumbai fails

Rediff.com17 Jun 2011

Efforts to salvage cargo ship MV Wisdom, which has been stranded on the Juhu beach after running aground last week, failed on Friday as it could not be connected to the tug vessel that would have hauled it back into the waters, apparently due to rough sea.

In PHOTOS: Wisdom stranded at Juhu beach

In PHOTOS: Wisdom stranded at Juhu beach

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

MV wisdom, a 145-metre long cargo vessel bound for Alang ship-breaking yard from Colombo, sparked a major scare on Saturday afternoon after it broke free from its tug and drifted towards the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai.

PHOTOS: Navy choppers begin Wisdom salvage op

PHOTOS: Navy choppers begin Wisdom salvage op

Rediff.com16 Jun 2011

Five days after it broke free from its tow and ran aground at the Juhu beach, efforts began on Thursday to salvage freighter MV Wisdom with Naval helicopters pressed into service.