Sri Lanka rescues 30 people on board distressed Iranian ship, foreign minister says

March 4 (Reuters) - ⁠The Sri Lankan military ⁠has rescued at least ‌30 people on board a sinking Iranian ship near Sri Lankan waters ​on Wednesday, the ⁠country's foreign ⁠minister told parliament. Read full story March 4 (Reuters) - ⁠The Sri Lankan military ⁠has rescued at least ‌30 people on board a sinking Iranian ship near Sri Lankan waters ​on Wednesday, the ⁠country's foreign ⁠minister told parliament.The Sri Lankan navy ⁠dispatched ‌a rescue mission after a distress ⁠call from the Iranian ship, a ​defence ‌ministry spokesperson said earlier ⁠on Wednesday. Foreign ​minister Vijitha Herath did not give further details ⁠but said Sri Lanka ​would take appropriate action.Local media reported the ship reported distress ⁠off the coast of Galle in the southern part of the country, and that ​the injured ⁠had been admitted to a ​hospital in Galle. (Reporting ‌by Uditha Jayasinghe; ​writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Christian Schmollinger) Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates! Report a mistake What is the issue about? Spelling and grammatical error Factually incorrect Story is irrelevant This field is mandatory. Please provide details of the report. Email (optional) Please enter valid email. Report issue Cancel Invalid captcha response. Please re-try again. Thank you for your report!