Kendrapada: A portion of a submerged ship have surfaced in the sea near Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapada district after cyclone Montha hit the Andhra coast and passed through Odisha.

As per information, the wreckage was sighted around one kilometre off Ekakulanasi village under Rajnagar block of the district on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT

Under the influence of the severe cyclonic storm, the sea had turned turbulent and high tides lashed the coast. When the water receded following the cyclone, the ship wreckage became visible.

While it is yet to be ascertained as to when the ship had sunk, experts are of the opinion that the vessel might date back to the British era. They point out that the ship appears to have been built with aluminium, which is not a normal feature in modern ves

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