Sri Lanka evacuates crew of second Iranian vessel after US sunk IRIS Dena

Al JazeeraCenterEN 4 min read 100% complete by Faisal AliMarch 5, 2026 at 08:49 PM

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On March 5, 2026, Sri Lanka evacuated over 200 crew members from a second Iranian naval vessel off its coast, a day after a US submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the same waters. The IRIS Dena was returning from a peacetime naval exercise hosted by India when it was torpedoed. Sri Lankan authorities recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 sailors from the sunken frigate, which had approximately 180 people on board. The second Iranian vessel is being moved to Trincomalee for safekeeping. The US Defense Secretary confirmed the US submarine sank the IRIS Dena amid US-Israeli attacks on Iran.

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Key Player Opposition Context

Nalinda Jayatissa 30% Vijitha Herath 30% Galle ×230% Colombo 30% Trincomalee 40% Pete Hegseth 40% Anura Kumara Dissanayake 50% IRIS Dena ×670% United States ×480% Iran ×380% Sri Lanka ×890%

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iranian vessel 90% iris dena 80% us submarine 80% sri lanka 70% naval vessel 60% evacuation 60% military action 50% maritime conflict 50% rescue operation 40%

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90%

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Sri Lanka

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