Sri Lanka Navy brought all the Australia-bound persons rescued in the deep seas of Southern Sri Lanka safely ashore on 12th August 2013.
They were intercepted by Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel, SLNS Samudura with the assistance of two fast naval patrol craft attached to the Southern Naval Command 220 Kilometers south of Galle.
Among the 111 arrested persons were three Sinhalese and 108 Tamils that included 46 men, 20 women and 45 children.
The apprehended persons were brought to Galle Harbour to be handed over to the CID for further investigations.
[mappress] Press Release, August 15, 2013; Image: Sri Lanka Navy