Bhubaneswar, Nov. 3 -- In yet another alarming incident on Chilika Lake, a passenger boat carrying more than 50 tourists from Satapada to Janhikuda got stranded on Monday in the middle of the lake due to a mechanical failure. The incident left the passengers anxious until help arrived.

According to local sources, the boat's engine developed a technical snag, causing it to stop midway in the vast brackish water lagoon. Rescue efforts were soon initiated to bring the stranded passengers to safety in Puri district.

This comes just hours after another similar mishap, when a boat travelling the same route from Satapada to Janhikuda was stuck near Mahisa Kuda earlier in the morning. Preliminary reports suggest the engine slab had cracked, lea...