Bhubaneswar, Feb. 6 -- Sarthak Mohapatra, a merchant navy official working as a 'Deck Cadet', has been reported missing at sea while on duty aboard the vessel 'EA Jersey'. His family has written to the Odisha CM seeking urgent intervention from the Centre and the state government. A missing persons report was filed at Bhubaneswar's Sahidnagar police station on 5th February.

Mahapatra has been working with a private shipping company since July 2025. As claimed by his family members, Mahapatra of Keshapur area in Bhadrak district, who was working with Mumbai's ship management company, went missing while on duty aboard a vessel while returning from Mauritius to China. His mother has written a letter to the Odisha CM on this. His family is t...