Indian Navy says it responded to distress call from Iran warship sunk by US, supported search ops
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The Indian Navy on Thursday said it promptly launched search and rescue efforts on receiving information from Sri Lanka about the sinking of the Iranian warship IRIS Dena, The Tribune reported.
The Iranian warship was struck by a United States torpedo off the coast of Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Indian ship INS Tarangini arrived in the search area around the Iranian frigate at 4 pm on Wednesday, the Navy said. Another Indian vessel, the INS Ikshak, has sailed from Kochi to support rescue efforts, and remains in the area to search for missing personnel, it added, according to The Tribune.
The Indian Navy cited the Sri Lankan authorities as saying that a distress call was received at Maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre in Colombo in the early hours of March 4. It said that on receiving the information, the Indian Navy “promptly launched SAR [search and rescue] efforts commencing with a long-range maritime patrol aircraft” at 10 am on Wednesday to augment Sri Lanka’s efforts.
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Another aircraft, which was equipped with air-droppable life rafts, was also placed on standby, The Tribune quoted the Navy as saying.
The INS Tarangini, which was in the vicinity, was then deployed for...