Sri Lanka attempts rescue of another Iranian ship off its coast Sri Lanka is attempting to "safeguard lives" on another Iranian ship off its coast, the country's cabinet spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa said on Thursday. "We are d
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5 March 2026 07:31 GMT
Sri Lanka is attempting to "safeguard lives" on another Iranian ship off its coast, the country's cabinet spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa said on Thursday.
"We are doing our utmost to safeguard lives," Jayatissa said, adding that the vessel was in the economic zone beyond the country's territorial waters.
This is the second Iranian vessel to end up near Colombo's shore this week. On Wednesday, at least 87 people were killed in a deadly US strike on an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka's coast.
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