Colombo, March 4 (.) Sri Lanka rescued 32 “critically wounded” sailors from the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank on Wednesday (Mar 4) just outside the country’s territorial waters, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said, Al Jazeera reported.
The injured were taken to a hospital for treatment.
The cause of the explosion that sank the vessel remains unknown. A Sri Lankan navy spokesperson confirmed that bodies, suspected to be crew members, have been recovered during ongoing rescue operations. “We cannot provide details on the number of dead,” the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson added that 32 people were rescued and are receiving hospital treatment, and no other ships were observed in the area during the operation, local media reported.
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