Srilanka, Aug. 16 -- Eleven Sri Lanka Navy personnel were rescued and hospitalised, while another sailor remained missing after a Dvora Fast Attack Craft was involved in an accident off Angulana, Ratmalana, while returning from a routine patrol yesterday.

The incident was reported around 11.40 a.m., and the personnel were rescued with the assistance of Angulana Police, residents and the local fishing community, the Navy said.

The rescued personnel were reported to be in stable condition.

Following the initial rescue operation, a joint search and rescue operation was launched by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), with the support of fishermen in the area. According to the SLN, the SLAF deployed two Mi-17 and Bell ...