Sri Lanka Navy Helps Repatriate 23 Fishermen

Sri Lanka Navy facilitated the repatriation of 23 Sri Lanka fishermen who had been released from the Indian custody.

The fishermen along with 4 fishing trawlers were taken over from Indian Coast Guard Ship “Vishwast” at the Indo-Sri Lanka International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) North of Kankasanturai on 03rd September 2014.

Sri Lanka Naval Ship L 820 and Sri Lanka Coast Guard Ship CG 48 assisted the humanitarian mission.