Sri Lanka hospital discharges 22 Iranian sailors rescued after warship sinking

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-03-08 · 06:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Twenty-two Iranian sailors were discharged from a Sri Lankan hospital after being rescued from life rafts following the sinking of their warship, the IRIS Dena. The incident occurred just outside Sri Lanka's territorial waters, reportedly after the ship was torpedoed by a US submarine. The sailors had been receiving treatment at Karapitiya Hospital in Galle since Wednesday. Ten other sailors remain hospitalized, while the bodies of 84 Iranians recovered from the Indian Ocean are also being held at the hospital. Discharged sailors have been moved to a beach resort, and Sri Lankan authorities are working with the International Committee of the Red Cross to manage the situation according to international humanitarian law.

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84 Iranian bodies were retrieved from the Indian Ocean and are at the hospital.

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Another 10 sailors are still undergoing treatment.

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The sailors were rescued after their warship, IRIS Dena, was sunk.

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Sri Lanka discharged 22 Iranian sailors from hospital.

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The IRIS Dena was torpedoed just outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters.

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Sri Lanka discharged from hospital 22 Iranian sailors who were plucked from life rafts after their warship was sunk by a US submarine, officials said on Sunday.The sailors were treated at Karapitiya Hospital in the southern port city of Galle since Wednesday after the IRIS Dena was torpedoed just outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters.“Another 10 are still undergoing treatment,” said a medical officer at the hospital.He said the bodies of 84 Iranians retrieved from the Indian Ocean were also at the hospital.Those discharged from hospital overnight had been taken to a beach resort in the same district.Sri Lankan authorities said the survivors from the Dena were being handled according to international humanitarian law, and the government had contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross for assistance.

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