Sri Lanka Navy Repatriates Indian Fishermen

Sri Lanka Navy took swift action to repatriate 38 Indian Nationals to the Indian Coast Guard vessel “Kittu Chennamma” at the International Maritime Boundry Line (IMBL) North-West of Delft on the 14th September around 11.00 am. The Indian fishermen were detected when they were well with in the Sri Lankan waters in the Northern seas.

Naval fleet units which are on high alert in the northern seas with the aim of detecting possible LTTE smuggling attempts across the Palk Strait detected these fishing boats when they were trespassing into Sri Lanka territorial waters.