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Last Updated:March 05, 2026, 22:39 IST
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced the government will take charge of the Iranian vessel Iris Bushehr and its crew.
The IRIS Dena, which was returning to Iran after an Indian naval exercise off Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, was torpedoed by an American submarine in an unprecedented military escalation on March 4, 2026. (Image: AFP/File)
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday announced that the government will formally take charge of the Iranian vessel Iris Bushehr and its crew, following days of discussions with relevant authorities, diplomatic missions and the ship’s captain.
The President said the vessel, reported to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 4, had requested permission to enter a Sri Lankan port either on the 4th or 5th.
He further said that the Sri Lanka Navy vessels have already approached Iris Bushehr and the work is on to offload personnel. He said that 208 individuals are prepared to be brought ashore: 53 officers, 84 cadet officers, 48 senior sailors and 21 sailors.
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March 05, 2026, 22:39 IST
News world Sri Lanka To Take Control Of Iranian Ship IRIS Bushehr After US Torpedoed IRIS Dena
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