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Navy rescues fishermen aboard distressed dinghy that drifted to Indian waters
The Navy together with the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC Colombo) stationed at Navy Headquarters rescued a group of fishermen aboard a dinghy that was swept away to the Indian waters due to an engine failure, on Saturday.
In response to a request for assistance by the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Sri Lanka Navy launched an operation to locate this dinghy (Register No. OFRP –A-950 MNR) that had gone missing on Feb 23.
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Chennai was informed of the missing vessel by MRCC Colombo. As the search and rescue operation was going on, MRCC Chennai informed MRCC Colombo that an Indian Coast Guard ship had spotted the ill-fated vessel. Accordingly, an Indian Coast Guard Ship assisted the dinghy with fishermen to reach the IMBL, from which it was safely towed shoreward by Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) ‘Suranimila’ yesterday.
The search and rescue operation was carried out in conformity with health and safety guidelines in place due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, MRCC Colombo, thus far in the year 2021, has responded to distress calls of five merchant ships and 21 fishing vessels in the Search and Rescue Region of Sri Lanka.
MRCC Colombo has assisted the rescue of 25 fishermen whose lives were in danger at sea.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished bys the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to extend Visas of those unable to leave Sri Lanka due to the
cancellation of flights to the Middle East from 28.02.2026 for another 14 days without any payments and re-extend the extended Visas for another 14 days without payments if the flights cancellations continue.
Taking into consideration the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Council, and Local Government, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to appoint Sunil Galagama, a Special Grade Officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, who is currently serving as an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, as the District Secretary to Badulla Administrative District with immediate effect.
The Cabinet of Ministers, taking into consideration the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Council, and Local Government, have decided to appoint Anupama Mangala Wickramaarachchi, a special grade officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, who is serving as the Additional Commissioner General of Agrarian Development of the Department of the Agrarian Development at present, as the District Secretary , Ampara Administrative district with immediate effect.
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