Navy rescues 28 stranded asylum seekers

29 Jul 2012 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

A vessel carrying 28 Sri Lankan illegal asylum seekers was rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy, while it was drifting some 300 nautical miles off the Galle seas, the Navy said.

Navy spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said having received information from a commercial ship about a vessel with a group of people onboard, the Navy dispatched a ship and brought them back to the Sri Lankan shores.

Breaking News

Navy rescues 28 stranded asylum seekers

Most Popular Articles

2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule in Sri Lankan Standard Time

Breaking Down the Israel–Iran Conflict: What We Know So Far - Day 108

’’Cut out the noise, focus on your game’’; Sri Lanka great reaches out to Sooryavanshi

Struggling Pizza Hut chain to be sold for $2.7bn

Heavy rain expected as El Niño conditions set to develop globally after February: Officials

Sri Lanka find right combination in WI defeat

Latest News

Fuel price relief possible by August or September if global prices remain stable: Bimal

Three-month concession given for vehicles without seatbelts

Pakistan cuts petrol price by Rs74 after US-Iran peace deal eases oil costs

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over ceasefire violations - MEHR

Final weekend to see Dehiwala Zoo’s lion cubs up close