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Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sank an Iranian warship
Sri Lanka rescued 208 crew members from the Iranian ship Bushehr after the U.S. sank the IRIS Dena, acting under international law and maintaining neutrality, officials said.
- On Thursday, Sri Lanka evacuated 208 sailors from the Iranian vessel IRIS Bushehr and took control of the ship after offloading its crew.
- A US submarine torpedo strike on Wednesday hit the IRIS Dena and killed at least 84 sailors, while the IRIS Bushehr requested port entry citing engine trouble after a recent eastern India naval exercise.
- Authorities will move the Bushehr to Trincomalee rather than allow it to anchor at Colombo to protect shipping, while medical teams treated 32 rescued Iranians and local morgue capacity of about 25 bodies triggered refrigerated container use.
- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the strike on Thursday and warned Washington it would `bitterly regret` setting such a precedent, while Sri Lanka reiterated its neutrality, saying it is `not taking sides in this conflict` and urging dialogue.
- Amid humanitarian strain, the International Committee of the Red Cross is assessing the situation and working with local authorities while searches continue for missing sailors amid Sri Lanka's earlier figure of 180 and Iran's figure of 130, with recovered bodies taken to Galle for inquest.
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ecotopical.comSri Lankan waters under ‘close watch’ following wreckage of Iranian warship
GALLE, Sri Lanka — On March 4, an Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena sank some 40-50 nautical miles off the southern coast of Galle, an important maritime route in Sri Lanka. According to the Sri Lanka Navy, at least 180 personnel were initially on board the ship and it was returning from the International Fleet Review 2026, a maritime exercise held in Visakhapatnam, India, when it sent out a distress signal. Following the incident, U.S. Defense Sec…
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