Overview
- A Vessel Traffic Management System alert on Friday prompted CISF to dispatch patrol boat Sierra-1, which reached the tug near Colaba Lighthouse at about 06:50.
- CISF personnel Litesh Kumar and Jaidhav Vaibhav and the boat crew evacuated all nine crew members and brought them ashore at the Gateway of India with no reported injuries.
- Officials said water was entering the tug through a large hole in its hull or bottom, leaving the vessel in distress before the rescue.
- News reports identify the tug with slightly different spellings, KPS Shivli and KPS Shivali, and authorities have not yet confirmed the vessel's exact name or wider condition.
- A follow-up investigation into the cause of the hull breach has been opened and the findings could affect port safety and response procedures around Mumbai harbour.