More than 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation by Sri Lanka’s navy, bringing them safely to port.

Sri Lanka's coastline is about 1700 km long ... Coral reefs and their resources are important for the fisheries industry, tourism industries and coast protection. Fisheries and tourism industries also ...

Sri Lanka’s coastal towns such as Manthai ... or fish caught in violation of international obligations). The Sri Lanka Navy continues to apprehend Indian fishermen who engage in bottom trawling ...

The Sri Lanka Navy remains ever alert and conducts patrols and search operations in the coastal areas of the island to prevent the influx of illegal items. In continuation of these efforts, the ...

The crew of a container ship off the coast of Sri Lanka had to be evacuated after a chemical fire caused an explosion. Two sailors from the Singaporean X-Press Pearl were taken to hospital with ...

The Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard seized 03 Indian fishing boats and apprehend 33 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, during special operations conducted in the sea area ...

Navy spokesman Gayan Wickramasuriya said fishermen had spotted the refugees, including 25 children and 30 women, off Sri Lanka’s northern coast on Thursday. Navy vessels then escorted the ...

Both arrests occurred off the coast of the northeastern ... topic between India and Sri Lanka. According to multiple reported incidents, members of the Sri Lankan Navy have shot Indian fishermen ...

Sri Lankan Navy official sources said that the Northern Naval Command and Coast Guard of Sri Lankan navy deployed their Fast Attack Craft and the North Central Naval Command its Inshore Patrol ...

"They were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing near Dhanushkodi on 25.01.2025. The frequent detentions of our fishermen has put the coastal ... and Sri Lanka, with Lankan ...