US EditionIris Dena: Bodies of 84 Iranian Sailors Killed in US Attack to Be Repatriated
Sri Lanka repatriated 84 bodies from the IRIS Dena attack; 32 survivors remain in the country with visas granted to 208 crew from a second Iranian ship.
- Ordering the handover on March 11, the magistrate instructed the Director of the National Hospital at Karapitiya to transfer 84 bodies to the Iranian embassy for repatriation on March 13.
- The IRIS Dena was struck on March 4 by a torpedo from a U.S. submarine while returning from Visakhapatnam, India, sinking the vessel and extending the Middle East war into the Indian Ocean.
- Galle's Karapitiya Hospital stored the remains under makeshift refrigeration due to limited morgue capacity and moved a first batch of 46 bodies to the airport after autopsies, with Reuters images showing police vehicles transporting coffins.
- Sri Lanka's authorities completed domestic procedures while Thushara Rodrigo, spokesman, said a chartered aircraft sent by Iran was arranged for embalmed remains in sealed boxes.
- Sri Lanka is hosting 251 Iranian sailors and granted 30-day visas to 208 IRIS Booshehr crew, facing Washington pressure while citing humanitarian considerations.
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