Sri Lanka, Oct. 12 -- The National Shoora Council (NSC), an umbrella body representing 14 Sri Lankan Muslim organisations, has sent an urgent appeal to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake requesting immediate official assistance for Iranian vessels stranded in Sri Lanka's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), south of Galle.Read Travel Guides
The letter states that according to credible sources, the stranded vessels are suffering severe shortages of food, water, and essential medicines. In the letter dated October 9, 2026, signed by NSC President M. M. Zuhair PC and General Secretary Rashid M. Imthiyaz, the Council urged the President to uphold the fundamental principle that territorial seas set boundaries for exercising sovereignty rather than li...