Updated - November 30, 2014 01:35 am IST
Published - November 29, 2014 11:15 am IST - Colombo
The Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday said its officers rescued three Indian fishermen stranded off Sri Lanka’s northern seas.
“Their boat was in distress near Madagal off Jaffna peninsula, and our team rescued them. They have been handed over to the Vaddukoddai police station,” Navy spokesperson Kosala Warnakulasuriya told The Hindu .
They were not arrested since it was a case of their boat being in distress, he said.
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