Chhatrapati Shivaji built a powerful Navy that consolidated the Maratha empire. But, it seems his followers and those behind the idea of a marine memorial for him have much to learn about the sea. The tragedy that left a person dead at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial site, has revived a demand to shift the ambitious Rs 2,800-crore project on land in the city.

Shiv Sangram members' hurry to get to the Shivaji memorial site may have led to their boat capsizing on Wednesday, suggested eyewitnesses and police officials who at the Gateway of India at the time.