A passenger boat capsized near Shivaji Smarak, some 2.6 km west of Mumbai's Nariman Point on Wednesday evening. The boat which belonged to Maharashtra government was carrying senior officials including the state Chief Secretary. It capsized near the location of the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial off Mumbai coast:

The Coast Guard immediately swung into action and launched rescue operations to pull out people to safety. 

#Visuals: A passenger boat had capsized near Shivaji Smarak ( 2.6 km west of Mumbai's Nariman point). Boat belongs to Maharashtra Government. Rescue operation underway. Most people rescued. pic.twitter.com/P1OWEdohKE

— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2018

All the people on board the ill-fated boat were rescued, Indian Coast Guard told the media.