5 April 2017 01:19 pm
Responding to a fire distress, alarmed by a local agent of container vessel MSC ‘Daniela’, Sri Lanka Navy dispatched two Fast Attack Craft (FAC) P 436 and P 412 to the location and Sri Lanka Air Force has deployed Bell 212 Helicopter with Bambi bucket assisting Sri Lankan Port Authority tugs, Rawana and Maha Wewa. Indian Navy has also sent two of its ships named INS Ghariyal and INS Darshak to assist in dousing the fire.The rescue ships had reached the spot at Tuesday midnight.
Pix by Navy and Air Force Media
Video by Indika Sri Aravinda