Navy brings fishermen aboard a multi-day fishing trawler

Sri Lanka Navy has coordinated the arrangements to bring ashore the 05 Sri Lankan fishermen, rescued by MV LGC Periklis, to the Galle Harbour.

 

The fishermen were in distress as their multiday fishing trawler ‘Asela Putha II’ had capsized due to adverse weather in seas southwestern of Sri Lanka. Having transferred the fishermen ashore, the Navy rushed them to the Karapitiya Hospital, Galle for medical attention last evening (08).

 

Meanwhile, the Captain of the MV LGC Periklis (IMO 9796171) sailing to the Port Blair of India via Maldivian waters off the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, disseminated a message to the MRCC Colombo about the distressed Sri Lankan fishing trawler ‘Asela Putha II’ in the morning of 07th January.

 

The ship’s Captain has further indicated that 05 fishermen of the local fishing trawler, which had capsized due to adverse weather in Maldivian waters about 332 nautical miles (about 614 km) southwestern of Galle, has been rescued and being brought to Galle and one fisherman is missing in the accident.