Two Sri Lankans who were employed as security guards in the commercial vessel which came under missile attack have been rescued, a Foreign Ministry release said yesterday evening.
The vessel, named True Confidence, was hit by missile in the Gulf Sea around 50 nautical miles, off the coast of Yemen’s port of Aden. “According to confirmed reports, three crew members (two Filipinos and one Vietnamese) have been killed and one of the two Sri Lankan security guards were among those injured,” the Ministry statement said
The casualties including the injured Sri Lankan and the rest of the crew have been evacuated from the wrecked ship, to Djibouti.
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which is accredited to Djibouti, is in contact with the relevant authorities in Djibouti to facilitate the medical treatment of the injured Sri Lankan and the safe stay of the other Sri Lanka crew member.
The Foreign Ministry and the Sri Lankan Embassy in Addis Ababa are currently following the situation and will take necessary action for the repatriation of Sri Lankans at the earliest.
