Two containers of sunken cargo vessel wash ashore

KENDRAPARA: Two massive containers of a sunken cargo ship filled with household goods were washed ashore on Satabhaya beach in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Rajnagar block on Monday. The vessel, MV ITT Puma, had sunk in the sea last week.

Labels on the both the containers indicate they are owned by a logistics company called ITT Lines Pvt Ltd, Kolkata. MV ITT Puma, registered as a cargo vessel in Mumbai, was en route to Port Blair from Kolkata when it sank around 90 nautical miles south of Sagar Island in West Bengal.

Stormy weather had caused the containers to drift from the sunken ship. Police and forest officials rushed to the beach, cordoned off the area and warned people to keep a safe distance from the containers.