Iranian warship sinks off Sri Lanka, recovery underway

The spokesman said 32 people injured in the incident had been ‌rescued ⁠by the Sri Lankan navy and were under treatment at a state-run hospital in the southern port city of Galle.

The navy received a distress call from an Iranian ship and informed the Sri Lankan air ​force, and both ​launched a ⁠search and rescue operation, the spokesman said.

Sri Lankan forces were focused on saving lives on ​the Iranian ship and will investigate the cause ​of the ⁠incident later, he said.

Sri Lankan forces had also not observed any other ship or aircraft in the area of the incident, ⁠he ​added. “We are hopeful we can rescue ​more people and will continue (operations) until we are sure,” he said.