Four Lankan sailors rescued
Chaminda Perera
The External Affairs Ministry yesterday said four out of six Sri
Lankan sailors on board MV Albedo which had sunk in rough seas off the
Somali coast were rescued by the EU Naval Force .
According to the Sri Lankan mission in Kenya, a search and rescue
operation was conducted by the EU Naval Force using patrol craft in the
areas looking for survivors , External Affairs Ministry spokesman Rodney
Perera said.
This ship MV Albedo was en route to Kenya when she was captured by
the Somali pirates in 2010 with a crew of 23 sailors comprising six Sri
Lankans, seven Pakistanis, seven Bangladeshis, two Indians and an
Iranian. |