Sri Lanka brings Iranian sailors ashore after ship sought help
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Sri Lanka began transferring over 200 sailors from the Iranian vessel IRIS Bushehr to shore after the ship requested assistance due to engine failure, following the sinking of another Iranian warship by a U.S. submarine nearby.
- The U.S. sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka’s coast, marking a rare submarine attack on a surface warship and intensifying the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
- Sri Lanka rescued 32 sailors and recovered 87 bodies from the Dena, while emphasizing its neutral stance and adherence to international maritime law in handling the situation.
- Sri Lankan authorities coordinated with Iranian officials to take control of the Bushehr, planning to move the ship to an
