The group also evinces keen interest in maritime history and marine archaeology.

Inland waterways and coastal waters are the least developed in India, particularly in the State of Odisha in spite of being a coastal state with around 480 km of coast line, which includes many rivers and the Chilika lagoon. Boats frequently capsize causing loss of life and boat. There is hardly any cargo movement, no water sports or tourism in spite of vast potential of eco-tourism and heritage tourism. Fishing activity is primitive and unsafe. The rivers and Chilika lagoon with its vast potential resources get silted, the beaches get frequently eroded leading to population migration along the coast. River waters are polluted and unsafe for human use.