They walked across the bridge to the mainland and past the old shipyards which the demolition robots hadn't quite got round to knocking down.
The city began redeveloping the site of the old shipyard No. 2 in the late 1970's, spending $15 million on the cleanup.
The city is home to one of India's largest ports and the country's oldest shipyard.
Since April 2011 there are again both at the old shipyard.
A number of ships produced at the old shipyard are still in service, a few examples:
The old shipyard is being converted into an upscale condo community including a movie theatre and stores with starting prices around $1,000,000.
The harbour is also the oldest shipyard within the city and is still in use today.
It is at the edge of the River Loire, in an old shipyard.
Visakhapatnam has one of the country's largest ports and its oldest shipyard.
It has one of the country's largest ports, and the oldest shipyard on the east coast.