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The Sri Lankan Navy has seized an Indian trawler and apprehended 10 fishermen off the coast of Mannar. This incident highlights ongoing disputes over fishing rights and maritime boundaries between the two nations.
Sri Lankan Navy and Police conducted a joint operation in Kayts, seizing foreign cannabis valued at Rs. 73 million.
Sri Lanka said its navy rescued 32 survivors after a U.S. torpedo sunk Iranian warship IRIS Dena with 180 aboard. Crews recover 87 bodies from the wreckage.
Sri Lanka reportedly sent ships and aircraft to rescue 30 Iranian sailors aboard the Iranian frigate - Iris Dena - after a distress call.
The Sri Lankan Navy arrested 10 Indian fishermen for alleged poaching, following a recent repatriation of 30 other Indian fishermen from Sri Lanka.
"A distress call from IRIS Dena was received at the MRCC Colombo in the early hours of 04 March 26 as reported by the Sri Lankan Navy," the Navy statement said.
Sri Lankan navy dispatched a rescue mission after a distress call from the Iranian ship
They were detained while fishing between the Katchatheevu and Mannar waters
The fishermen from Rameswaram were taken to the naval port in Talaimannar for further interrogation, Fisheries Department officials here said
32 sailors were rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy, who responded to the distress call from the Iranian frigate, which had a total of 180 people on board.
Herath said two Sri Lankan navy vessels and an aircraft were deployed for the rescue operation, but did not say what caused the Iranian warship to sink
A former Member of Parliament, Mr. Ramadass, has urged the Indian government to seek a comprehensive and binding bilateral fisheries arrangement with Sri Lanka to address the recurring arrests of Indian fishermen.