A “suspicious” boat seen near the Revdanda coast in Maharashtra’s Raigad district has prompted a security alert in the area since late night on July 6, as per a PTI report, citing a police official.
The the unidentified vessel was spotted by security personnel around two nautical miles off the Korlai coast in Revdanda, the official said.
He added that prima facie, the boat is suspected to bear markings of another country and may have drifted to the Raigad coast. A report by NDTV Hindi said the boat was suspected to be from Pakistan, but Livemint could not independently verify this detail.
Suspicious boat in Raigad: What we know so far
- A suspicious, unidentified boat was spotted by security personnel around two nautical miles off the Korlai coast in Revdanda in Raigad district late on July 6, 2025.
- A security alert was raised and teams from the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), the Coast Guard, the Navy, Quick Response Team (QRT), and the Raigad Police rushed to the spot.
- The official told PTI that Raigad Superintendent of Police Anchal Dalal and other senior police officials have also reached the coast to monitor the situation.
- Heavy rain and strong winds hampered efforts to reach the boat, the official said.
- SP Dalal herself attempted to approach the boat using a barge but had to return due to adverse weather, he added.
- A large contingent of police has been deployed in the area and overall security in the district was heightened as a precautionary measure, according to the official.
Security along west coast: Shadow of 26/11
Earlier in April, Mumbai Police was on alert following the deadly terrorist attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, where 26 people were killed and several others injured.
An official told PTI that all senior police officers have been asked to “remain alert” in their jurisdictions, adding that security checkpoints have been established at various areas of India’s financial capital.
Notably, on November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists snuck into India via the Arabian Sea port in Mumbai and opened fire at various locations in the south side of the city.
The coordinated attack, which took place at the Taj Mahal Palace and Oberoi Hotels, Nariman House, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station, the Leopold Cafe, and near Metro cinema among other places, cost 166 lives and lasted nearly three days.