Just outside Sri Lankan watersSri Lanka said it had launched a search-and-rescue operation to locate survivors after receiving a distress call. Sri Lankan navy spokesperson Cmdr. "Later on, we found upon inquiring that they belonged to the Iranian ship." Sri Lankan Navy media spokesperson Cmmdr. The Indian navy welcomed IRIS Dena "of the Iranian navy" upon its arrival in a Feb. 17 post on social media platform X.

Source: CBC News March 04, 2026 19:51 UTC