Sri Lanka takes custody of second Iranian ship after rescuing crew

Iran Herald · March 6, 2026 War

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the island nation is neutral in the US-Israeli war on Tehran, but that humanity must prevail Sri Lanka says it has taken custody of a second Iranian ship and rescued its 208 crew members, a day after the US sank another Iranian vessel off the island nation's coast in an attack which killed at least 87 sailors.

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