Sri Lanka rescues 32 ‘critically wounded’ sailors from sunk Iranian warship

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Agence France-PresseMarch 4, 2026 at 10:50 AM

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Sri Lanka rescued 32 critically wounded sailors after the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena sank on Wednesday just outside Sri Lankan territorial waters. The 180-crew frigate issued a distress call at dawn, prompting a search and rescue operation by Sri Lankan navy vessels and an aircraft. The injured sailors were taken to a hospital in southern Sri Lanka. The cause of the ship's sinking is currently unknown. Sri Lanka's defense ministry continues to search for the remaining crew members of the IRIS Dena, which sank approximately 40km south of the island.

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