Sri Lanka takes custody of Iranian vessel off its coast

IRIS Dena sailors
Sri Lankan navy sailors earlier rescued Iranian sailors from the IRIS Dena warship that the US sank. -AP

Sri Lanka transferred more than 200 sailors from an Iranian naval vessel to shore after it sought assistance while anchored outside the country's waters, as tensions mounted in the Indian Ocean following the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US submarine.

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