SL Navy assists sailing boat in distress
March 24, 2022Sri Lanka Navy troops rushed to assist a sailing boat in distress in seas south of Hambantota recently. According to Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) media, the sailing boat ‘Adamant II’ had set sail from Trincomalee to the Maldives on 19th March and en route had broken down after developing technical failure.
SL Navy had dispatched its Fast Attack Craft P 422 of the 04th Fast Attack Flotilla (4 FAF) from Hambantota harbour for the rescue mission after the Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre (MRCC), Colombo had received information of the distressed sailing boat, it says.
Navy troops brought the sailing boat to the Hambantota harbor on Tuesday (Mar 22), along a Filipino and an Australian national. Later arrangements had been made to hand over the boat for repairs to the local agent, it further states.
