Vizag-bound Malaysian cargo ship drifts to Odisha coast, sparks security concern

A Malaysian cargo ship headed to Vishakhapatnam drifted towards the Odisha coast apparently due to technical problems, sparking a security scare as marine agencies remain on high alert after the decision on Article 370, officials said on Saturday.

The ship with 10 crew members, one of them being an Indian, remains anchored at a place under the Krushnaprasad Police Station area in Puri district for the last two days, police said.

"The ship has been anchored near Rajhans island close to Chilika lake for the last two days due to technical glitches," said Krushnaprasad police station Inspector In-charge Sudhir Ranjan Sahu.

The ship was caught in a storm in the Bay of Bengal and drifted towards Odisha before landing at the Rajhans Island, police said.

Engineers are already on the job to repair the ship, Sahu said, adding that the police have verified the identities of the crew members.

Of the 10 crew members, nine were Malaysia national while one of them is an Indian citizen, he said.

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