It looks like the owners of Ark Deck Bar are not going to wait around for the ship, Avior, on which the floatel operated, to be refloated. Manoj Mirchandani, lawyer for the owners, Harmeet Sawhney and Samyukta Singh, said they were already scouting around for another boat on which to re-launch operations.

Mirchandani said, "As of now it looks unlikely that the remains of the ship will be made seaworthy. The owners of the vessel, M/s Sea Glimpse Investment (Pvt) Ltd, may even consider scrapping it. In view of that, my clients are already in the process of looking for other options to restart their floatel hospitality venture, which would commence sometime post-monsoon."