Engineer deserted: Ship apprehended

Sandasen MARASINGHE

A second engineer of a South Korean ship was allegedly left in Sri Lanka territorial waters on Thursday night. Navy spokesman Commander Prasanna Kosala Warnakulasooriya told the Daily News that the Navy was informed about a ship that had left a crew member and had left to Goa.

He added that two navy Dvoras pursued the ship and apprehended it 48 nautical miles away from Sri Lankan shores. Commander Warnakulasuriye said that the ship is anchored in the sea off Panadura.

The entire ship crew consisted of Russians. The victim was also a Russian.

A boat of the Sri Lanka Port Authority had found the victim in the sea who was admitted to hospital.