Sri Lanka rescues 30 onboard sinking Iranian vessel

Sri Lanka rescues 30 onboard sinking Iranian vessel The Sri Lankan military has rescued at least 30 people on board a sinking Iranian ship nearby the countries waters, according to foreign minister Vijitha Herath. Herath indicated that Colombo would take appropriate action regarding the Iris Dena ship, which had 180 crew members on board when a distress call was issued on Wednesday morning.   The foreign minister added that two Sri Lankan Navy ships and an aircraft were deployed to rescue the 30 injured sailors.