Navy

The bodies of four Tamil Nadu fishermen that went missing on January 18 were discovered at a Sri Lankan beach on January 21. While the Indian High Commission in Colombo was informed about the bodies, cause of death is still unclear. However, another group of fisherman has alleged that the fishermen were attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami has demanded the Centre to instigate a probe in the matter.

Villagers near Colombo’s Panadura beach in Sri Lanka broke COVID-19 curfew to rescue around 100 whales that had beached. The locals pushed the small whales back to sea. Upul Ranjith, the first-eyewitness fisherman, said he had never seen such an incident before. The coastguard and navy continued rescue-operations late into the night. While beaching remains a mystery to scientists, a record stranding of whales happened in September on… read-more

The divers of the Australian Navy have towed off an unexploded bomb to deeper waters. The 45 kilogram bomb was found by a fisherman in April at Elizabeth Reef near Lord Howe Island. Reportedly, the Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) was carefully removed and towed off by a ship into 550-metre-deep waters. However, due to the deterioration of the device, the origin of the bomb could not be found.