SLNS Samudura rescues a disable Multi-day Fishing Trawler with Six Local Fishermen in the Eastern Seas
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The trawler named “Pushpa Rajina 1” had left from the Hambantota Fisheries Harbour for deep sea fishing on 25th February. It had started to drift due to a mechanical failure putting the crew’s lives in peril. The Navy was subsequently informed by the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the incident on 04th February and SLNS Samudura was dispatched on the rescue mission accordingly. Samaudura located the disable fishing trawler while drifting 500 kilometers east of Batticoloa and it was towed to the Trincomalee Fisheries Harbour for repairs today evening.
Sri Lanka Navy performs a multi-faceted role being the first line of defence of the island-nation. Fishery protection and providing assistance to fishermen in times of distress are among its numerous tasks and Naval ships and craft are dispatched accordingly on rescue and search operations in deep seas.
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