SL Navy rescues 38 people from grounded trawler in Delft Island
June 08, 2023Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) rescued a group of 38 people stranded on a grounded trawler at the entrance to the Delft Jetty in Jaffna on Wednesday morning (Jun 07).
SL Navy media sources say the ill-fated trawler (Kali Ambal 2) was transporting a load of construction materials with 38 persons on board from the Kurikadduwan Jetty at Punguduthivu Island yesterday morning. The trawler has run aground due to low tide at the entrance to the Delft Jetty and had begun to take in seawater.
Responding to a distress call, an Inshore Patrol Craft (IPC) and small craft were rushed from SLNS Wasabha in the Northern Naval Command for assistance, it says.
SL Navy’s timely intervention had prevented a potential disaster to life and property and also prevented a possible disruption to the Island’s administrative operations and transportation had the trawler sunk at the entrance of Delft Jetty, it says.
