Sri Lanka Comes to Aid of Second Iranian Naval Vessel

Sri Lanka has taken control of an Iranian naval vessel that faced technical problems in its waters, days after a US submarine attack sunk an Iranian warship close to the island.

The IRIS Bushehr will be moved to Sri Lanka’s northeastern port of Trincomalee on Friday, with the 204 crew evacuated and taken to the Colombo harbor for documentation, military spokesman F. Joseph said by phone. The sailors will be moved to Sri Lanka’s Welisara navy compound, north of the capital Colombo, he said.