The Defence Secretary has directed the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) to deploy a Bell 412 helicopter for reconnaissance and rescue operations to locate fishermen missing after 02 separate fishing boat accidents at sea.
02 separate fishing boats, one that set off from Dondra Fisheries Harbour and the other from the Moragalla area, were involved in accidents at sea.
The vessel that departed Dondra Fisheries Harbour last evening (June 27) with 05 fishermen on board is believed to have collided with a commercial vessel.
One fisherman has been rescued, while 04 remain missing.
The Navy has also dispatched a search and rescue vessel to the area.
In the other incident, 02 fishermen from Aluthgama who went to sea from the Moragalla area of Beruwala had gone missing after their small boat capsized at sea.
