More than 200 Iranian sailors who were rescued by Sri Lanka from two sinking warships at the start of the war have been sent back to their home, a senior official has said.
Sri Lankan forces rescued 32 Iranian crew members from the warship Iris Dena on 4 March after it was struck by torpedo fired by a US submarine, while it was returning from a naval exercise organised by India. Another 208 were rescued from the Iris Booshehr on 5 March, after it requested assistance from Colombo when it ran into engine trouble.
