Sri Lanka responds to distress call from Iranian ship, crew disembarked

Sri Lanka responded to a distress call from the Iranian ship IRIS Dena. The crew of 22 sailors was moved to Koggala Air Force Base and will be disembarked at Colombo Port, while the ship is to be moved to Trincomalee. A Sri Lankan official, Namal, questioned whether the ship was hit within Sri Lanka's exclusive economic zone.