Sri Lanka Navy rescued 06 fishermen who were distressed at sea, today (13th January 2020).A multiday fishing trawler which had left the Kudawella fisheries harbour in Hambanthota, began water leak into its hull due to a collision with a rock and six (06) fishermen onboard were stranded in the sea.
On receipt of the information about this accident, under the directives of Naval Headquarters, a naval craft was dispatched for the rescue mission of these fishermen.