A sizable crowd of people descended on the beach on Saturday in search of a mystery wooden box that had washed ashore on the RK Beach in Visakhapatnam on Friday. The 100-ton, five-layered wooden box is usually a component of a system that anchors boats and guards against collisions.

On Friday night, small-town fishermen found the enormous package and immediately notified the authorities. Santosh, a SI from III-Town, arrived on the scene. Two earthmovers assisted in moving the mysterious box onto the sand. Even as they awaited the arrival of the archaeological and police departments for inspection in the morning, the police kept a rigorous monitor the entire night. The people gathered at the location in the meanwhile to get a look at this enigmatic object.

When the dog squad and clues team got there to look at the box, they discovered that it was empty. “This might appear unusual to the public as they don’t typically encounter such objects in their daily lives. However, we were confident that it was a wooden box commonly used by boats and ships to prevent collisions,” according to local fisherman. “Occasionally, these boxes can get detached from boats and ships,” the policemen clarified.