Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO), National Centre for Earth Sciences (NCES), and the Andhra University (AU) have researched and concluded that constant rip current zones at blue flag-certified Rushikonda beach and RK Beach have become a danger to the beach visitors.

• More than 200 individuals perished in the water between 2012 and 2022 at various beaches in and near Visakhapatnam, with RK Beach accounting for 60% of the deaths.
• ISRO, NCES, and Andhra University have conducted research and installed tools to detect rip currents in order to alert mariners and local police.
• Major forecast experiments for rip currents are being planned in the city.
• The beaches that have turned into death traps are Bheemili Beach and Rushikonda Beach.