In a dramatic development on the high seas, Sri Lanka’s navy launched an urgent rescue mission in the Indian Ocean after receiving a distress signal from an Iranian warship. What rescuers ultimately discovered, however, was not a damaged vessel waiting for help—but a grim scene that looked more like the aftermath of a wartime catastrophe.
Instead of a ship in distress, Sri Lankan crews arrived to find scattered oil slicks stretching across the water, empty life rafts drifting aimlessly, and survivors desperately clinging to life in the open sea. The vessel that had issued the distress call had vanished beneath the waves after being struck by a U.S. torpedo.
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister, Vijitha Herath, revealed the details during remarks before Parliament on Wednesday. According to Herath, the emergency response began after a signal was received from Iran’s warship, the IRIS Dena. The vessel reportedly had approximately 180 people aboard when the distress call was transmitted.
Responding immediately, Sri Lanka’s navy deployed both ships and aircraft to the coordinates where the signal originated. Crews hoped they would locate the damaged vessel and assist those on board.
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