An Indian fishing trawler carrying 11 crew members ran aground on a reef near Sri Lanka's Delft Island after allegedly entering Lankan waters for illegal fishing. The Sri Lanka Navy launched a rescue operation, saying all crew members were safe
Indian Naval Ship Sunayna arrived in Colombo for a three-day visit under the IOS SAGAR initiative, promoting regional maritime cooperation. The deployment includes multinational crew members from 16 countries and highlights India’s Neighbourhood First policy and commitment to security, stability and friendship in the Indian Ocean
INS Sindhukesari arrived at Port of Colombo for operational turnaround, receiving full naval honours from the Sri Lanka Navy. The visit highlights growing India-Sri Lanka maritime cooperation following recent bilateral underwater search and rescue exercises
Sri Lanka Navy safely transferred 204 Iranian personnel from the troubled naval vessel IRINS Bushehr to Colombo after an engine failure. The development follows the sinking of Iranian frigate IRIS Dena amid escalating US-Iran tensions
According to a spokesman of the Navy here, during the ship’s stay in harbour, several interactions including cross training of personnel in various topics of mutual interest were held between the ship’s crew and personnel from the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN).
Navy Spokesman Captain Indika De Silva told Xinhua news agency that teams continued to be on scene to douse the flames and the fire had been confined to the back of the vessel
