Massive Ship Wisdom grounded at Juhu Beach is the latest attraction for the Mumbai crowds

Massive Ship Wisdom grounded at Juhu Beach is the latest attraction for the Mumbai crowds

MV Wisdom Cargo ship has turned into a major attraction at Juhu Beach. Thousands of people gathered at Mumbai's Juhu beach to get a glimpse of the ship. The traffic situation in the two km stretch near the beach was almost out of control. "It took us more than an hour to rush nearly drowned kids at the nearby hospital for treatment, which otherwise takes only 10 minutes," said a Life Guard.

Stall owners at the beach did brisk business. "The kind of crowd that I saw on the beach today is almost 10 times more than on a normal weekend," said a stall owner.

The 9000 tonnes vessel went adrift June 11 from its tug that was towing it from Colombo to Alang in Gujarat, where it was to be broken down as scrap. It is now grounded around five km southwest of Juhu beach.