ADVERTISEMENT“A distress call from IRIS Dena was received at the MRCC Colombo in the early hours of 04 March 26 as reported by the Sri Lanka Navy,” an Indian Navy statement said on Thursday night. “The ship was operating 20 NM West of Galle in the SAR region under Sri Lanka responsibility,” the navy said. “Another aircraft with air droppable life rafts was also kept (on) standby for immediate deployment,” the Indian navy said. Earlier in the day, the Congress had expressed shock at the Narendra Modi government’s silence on the sinking of the Iranian ship. The Iranian warship had participated in the International Fleet Review and multilateral exercise, Milan 2026, organised in India last month.

Source: The Telegraph March 06, 2026 08:58 UTC