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The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested seven Indian fishermen along with a fishing vessel for illegally entering and fishing in Sri ...
The Sri Lanka Navy seized another Indian fishing boat and arrested 10 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters. Th. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.
During the thirty-year war in North Sri Lanka against Tamil militants, poachers from Tamil Nadu were in cahoots or under the thumb of the Tamil militants. The Sri Lankan navy faced the uphill task of ...
COLOMBO, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lanka Navy arrested 57 individuals involved in various illegal fishing activities during search operations conducted between March 8 and 20, according to a ...
According to the Sri Lanka Navy, over 550 Indian fishermen have been arrested in 2024 for poaching in Sri Lankan waters. So far this year, more than 130 Indian fishermen have been detained.
Sri Lanka’s navy says it has rescued 102 people who are believed to be Rohingya refugees from a fishing trawler which was adrift in the Indian Ocean for days. Navy spokesman Gayan Wickramasuriya ...
Sri Lanka's navy says it has rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation.
The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested seven Indian fishermen along with a fishing vessel for illegally entering and fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters north of Mannar. The North Central Naval Command ...
Sri Lanka's navy says it has rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation By Associated Press Dec. 20, 2024 ...
Sri Lanka’s navy says it has rescued 102 people who are believed to be Rohingya refugees from a fishing trawler which was adrift in the Indian Ocean for days.. Navy spokesman Gayan ...
Sri Lanka arrested nine Indian fishermen near Delft islet, bringing the 2023 total to 261. On June 25, an Indian trawler injured a sailor off Point Pedro. On July 11, 35 trawlers were seized.
The Sri Lankan Navy arrested at least 34 Indian fishermen and seized three trawlers for illegal fishing in two different incidents, according to reports. The Navy said the fishermen were caught ...