An Iranian warship has sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka, with the Sri Lankan authorities saying on Wednesday they had rescued 32 people who were on board and recovered several bodies from the sea. Sri Lankan Foreign minister Vijitha Herath told parliament that the ship, identified as IRIS Dena, had sunk. A Sri Lankan navy spokesman said the report of 101 people being missing was not true and rejected any reports on the cause of the ship sinking. 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.

Source: The Telegraph March 04, 2026 12:36 UTC