Colombo MRCC alerts Myanmar & Bangladesh to render assistance to drifting SL fishing boats
 

The Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre (MRCC) based in Colombo, which is manned by the Sri Lanka Navy, has alerted the Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centers in Myanmar and Bangladesh about the stranded Sri Lankan fishing boats near coasts of Myanmar and Bangladesh and requested to render possible assistance.

Around 30 to 40 fishing vessels engaged in deep sea fishing are reported stranded due to prevailing bad weather.