Puri: Once again an unknown container has been spotted floating on the sea beach in Puri of Odisha on Friday. Police are at the spot for verification. This is for the second time that a container has washed ashore off an Odisha beach.
As per reports, the said container was floating in the middle of the sea since yesterday. Today, the container washed ashore due to high tide. While there is talk in the local area about the unknown container, the police are on the spot.
According to the information yesterday morning, a few fishermen from the Penthakata area of Puri had spotted this unknown container floating in the middle of the sea when they were venturing into the sea for fishing.
They tried to bring it to the shore. However, despite much effort the container could not be brought to the shore perhaps because of its heavy weight.
However, today it has been found at the beach. The container is said to have washed ashore during high tide late at night. However, what is inside the container will be known after the investigation, Puri SP said.
It is to be noted that a container that had been filled with food and clothes floated ashore the Rajnagar Satabhaya beach on Sept 2 in Odisha.
Update
In the matter of an unknown container washing ashore the Puri beach today Puri Collector Siddharth Swain said that since it is a sensitive issue, discussion has been made with Coast Guard. With discussion with Coast Guard, steps will be taken as per the protocol.
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