Iranian sailors, wearing t-shirts, who were rescued from IRIS Dena warship by Sri Lanka’s navy, are escorted to a Judicial Medical Officer from the National Hospital, in Galle, Sri Lanka, on March 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka has repatriated 238 Iranian sailors stranded in the South Asian country after one of their warships was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine, a Minister told AFP on Wednesday (April 15, 2026). Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara said 32 sailors rescued from the IRIS Dena — a frigate attacked on March 4 just off Sri Lanka — and another 206 from the IRIS Bushehr left on Tuesday (April 14, 2026). Published – April 15, 2026 11:38 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ teaser: Takashi Yamazaki’s Gojira sets eyes on New York Anthropic adds Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its board