Sri Lanka evacuates crew of Second Iranian vessel

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Exclusive - US pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian crew and survivors from sunken ship, memo says
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government not to repatriate the survivors from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well as the crew of a second Iranian ship that is in Sri Lankan custody,

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Sri Lanka evacuates crew of second Iranian vessel after US sunk IRIS Dena
US presses Sri Lanka not to repatriate IRIS Booshehr crew, 32 IRIS Dena survivors to Iran
Exclusive: US pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian crew and survivors from sunken ship, memo says
The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government not to repatriate the survivors ​from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well as the crew of a second Iranian ship ‌that is in Sri Lankan c...

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About 15 others have been left aboard the ship with Sri Lankan naval personnel for assistance because they had reported a fault with the ship.

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Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sank an Iranian warship

The Sri Lankan government took custody of the Bushehr after the U.S. sank an Iranian warship, the IRIS Dena, off Sri Lanka’s coast Wednesday. The strike marked one of the rare instances since World War II in which a submarine sank a surface warship, and highlighted the expanding scope of the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran.

Iris Dena Highlights: "Single Mark 48 Torpedo" Used To Sink Iranian Warship: US

IRIS Dena was returning from India after participating in the 2026 International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam when it was reportedly attacked and later sank off the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

US pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian survivors of sunken Iris Dena frigate: Report

It has also asked Sri Lanka to not send back the crew of another Iranian ship, IRIS Booshehr, that is in Sri Lankan custody.

After US Torpedoes Iran’s IRIS Dena, Indian Navy Deploys P-8I Aircraft to Aid Search for Missing Sailors

The Indian Navy has deployed its P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to aid in the search for sailors from the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank off Sri Lanka after being torpedoed by a U.S. submarine.

Iris Dena News Live Updates: Iran Ship Sunk By US Submarine Was Returning From India After Naval Exercise

IRIS Dena was returning from India after participating in the 2026 International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam when it was reportedly attacked and later sank off the southern coast of Sri Lanka.