Sri Lanka says trying to 'safeguard lives' on another Iranian ship off its coast

GALLE, ⁠Sri Lanka, ⁠March 5 (Reuters) - Sri ‌Lanka is trying to "safeguard lives" on ​another Iranian ship ⁠off ⁠its coast, the country's ⁠cabinet ‌spokesperson said ⁠on Thursday, adding that ​the ‌vessel was in ⁠the ​economic zone beyond the ⁠South Asian island ​nation's territorial waters. Read full story A man checks the local newspaper, follwoing a submarine attack on the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, off the coast of Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage GALLE, ⁠Sri Lanka, ⁠March 5 (Reuters) - Sri ‌Lanka is trying to "safeguard lives" on ​another Iranian ship ⁠off ⁠its coast, the country's ⁠cabinet ‌spokesperson said ⁠on Thursday, adding that ​the ‌vessel was in ⁠the ​economic zone beyond the ⁠South Asian island ​nation's territorial waters. "We are doing ⁠our utmost to safeguard lives," spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa ​said. (Reporting ⁠by Uditha Jayasinghe, ​writing ‌by Sakshi Dayal; ​Editing by YP Rajesh) 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!