Ship with body diverted to Colombo Port

The ship, on which an Indian is reported to have committed suicide, was asked to berth at the Colombo Port so that the body could be referred to a postmortem examination, Police said.

They said the ship’s captain had requested the Sri Lankan Police to carry out an investigation into the death of the sailor.

“The ship was on its way to Fujairah from China and passing the Galle coast when the body had been discovered on board,” the Police said.

The Galle Port Police had instructed the ship’s captain to divert the vessel to the Colombo Port. (Darshana Sanjeewa)