A passenger ferry travelling across Chilika Lake was stranded for over an hour on Sunday due to a mechanical failure. The incident occurred while the ferry was en route from Janhikuda to Satapada in Puri district, a common route across Odisha’s largest brackish water lake.

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The boat came to a halt near Mahisa Kuda, leaving around 40 passengers and 15 vehicles stranded in the middle of the lake. Passengers reported distress as the ferry remained immobile with no immediate rescue response visible for quite some time.

Eyewitnesses said that the engine suddenly stopped, and despite several attempts by the crew to restart it, the vessel remained stalled. Authorities are yet to release an official statement, but sources i

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