Sri Lanka offloads 208 crew members from second Iranian ship a day after US strike sinks frigate
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Following the sinking of an Iranian warship, the IRIS Dena, by a U.S. submarine strike in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka is assisting a second Iranian vessel. The Sri Lankan government began offloading 208 crew members from the ship near Colombo, including officials, cadets, and sailors. This action comes a day after the U.S. Navy sunk the Dena, resulting in 87 deaths and approximately 10 missing personnel. Iran claims the ship was sunk in international waters without warning and has requested Sri Lanka's assistance in repatriating the recovered bodies. The Dena was returning from a naval exercise organized by India in the Bay of Bengal.
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