Sri Lanka to repatriate remains of 84 Iranians sailors killed in US attack
Published: 08:03 AM,Mar 13,2026 | EDITED : 12:03 PM,Mar 13,2026
A Sri Lankan Navy vessel approaches an Iranian vessel during a rescue operation, a day after the crew of a distressed Iranian military ship FILE PHOTO
Colombo - The remains of 84 Iranian sailors killed when their frigate was torpedoed off Sri Lanka earlier this month will be repatriated on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Thushara Rodrigo said.
'All domestic procedures have been completed, and the Iranians are bringing a chartered aircraft for the repatriation,' Rodrigo told AFP.
'The 32 sailors who were rescued by our navy will remain in Sri Lanka.'