Sri Lanka Navy Helps Repatriate 23 Fishermen

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.

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Press Release, September 04, 2014; Image: Sri Lanka Navy