Sri Lanka captured the Iranian Navy supply ship Bushehr and its 208 crew.
The sailors voluntarily surrendered to the Sri Lankan Navy. Negotiations between the ship's commander, local authorities and diplomats continued for several days, after which the Bushehr reported problems that prevented the ship from leaving port. To protect against attacks from American submarines, the ship was moved to the Trincomalee naval base, writes “Media platform”.
The Bushehr ship (number 422) is one of two naval supply transport ships belonging to the Bandar Abbas project, built by Iran in 1973-1974. At the time the United States and Israel began their military campaign, he was on a visit to Sri Lanka.
Previously, US aircraft destroyed Iran's main naval base in Bandar Abbas, destroying ships stationed there. Iran's Dena frigate flooded US nuclear submarine.
