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Iranian sailors, wearing t-shirts, who were rescued from IRIS Dena warship by Sri Lanka’s navy, are escorted to a Judicial Medical Officer from the National Hospital, in Galle, Sri Lanka, on March 5, 2026.
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Sri Lanka has repatriated 238 Iranian sailors stranded in the South Asian country after one of their warships was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine, a Minister told AFP on Wednesday (April 15, 2026).

Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara said 32 sailors rescued from the IRIS Dena — a frigate attacked on March 4 just off Sri Lanka — and another 206 from the IRIS Bushehr left on Tuesday (April 14, 2026).

Published – April 15, 2026 11:38 am IST



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