Sri Lanka Navy rescues an injured Chinese crew member and 2 Somalis

Sri Lanka Navy came to the assistance of crew member of a Chinese merchant ship sailing in the deep seas off the Eastern coast in the early hours of today.



The Chinese merchant ship was sailing from India to Brazil on the international shipping lane close to Sri Lanka, when the crew member was injured.
The seriously-injured Chinese national was in need of immediate medical attention and the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has sought the help of Sri Lankan Navy last night, the Navy said.
In response, the Navy has immediately dispatched two fast naval vessels with a medical team last night to rescue the injured crew member whose ship was located about 80 kilometers northeast of Trincomalee.

The Chinese national was taken to the Naval Hospital at the Trincomalee Naval Base for emergency medical care and later, transferred to the Trincomalee Base Hospital for further medical treatment. Meanwhile Sri Lanka Police today said that Sri Lanka Navy rescued two Somali nationals drifting in the sea off Galle in a boat.
The Somali nationals who were drifting in the sea after their fishing boat was damaged, had been admitted to the Galle hospital for medical treatment.
However, the Navy has been unable to obtain further details due to the language barrier.