Mumbai: A substantial buoy attached with four-wheeler tyres drifted and washed up near the shoreline at Lower Jeevan Port in the Shrivardhan taluka of Raigad district, creating unease among local residents and prompting authorities into action.

The incident came to light early Sunday morning when locals spotted the sizeable floating object stranded near the coast and informed officials. Maritime Board employee Nitesh Tambe filed a report at the Shrivardhan Police Station, stating that the buoy, equipped with automobile tyres for flotation, had broken free and drifted across the bay.

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Investigations reveal that the buoy was originally deployed by a barge operation near Banakot, working on the bridge-pillar construction in the Banakot creek area, according to report by Loksatta

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