COMMUNICATION ESTABLISHED WITH MISSING NAVY VESSEL AFTER ONE MONTH

Sri Lanka Navy says it has re-established communication links with the missing Navy boat with six sailors that was missing in deep seas for 31 days.

Sri Lanka Navy sought the assistance of neighbouring countries such as India, Maldives, Indonesia, and Australia to locate the missing vessel.

The vessel had been engaged in operations to monitor suspicious activity in the Southern Coast of Sri Lanka, and had failed to make routine radio contact after Sep. 17,