Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- The Sri Lanka Navy rescued four fishermen who were stranded on the high seas off the coast of Pottuvil, following a multi-agency search and rescue operation.Sri Lanka travel
The fishermen left Kudawella fisheries harbour on October 21 and failed to return on schedule. Acting on an alert from the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Department, the Navy launched a co-ordinated rescue effort involving the Sri Lanka Coast Guard, the Sri Lanka Air Force and local fishing boats operating in the sea area.
The Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sindurala located the missing trawler 'Heshaka Putha' (IMUL-A-0658-KLT) and its four crew members unharm on November 1, nearly 200 nautical miles off the Pottuvil coast. The operation was co-ordi...