Sri Lanka Navy intercepted 53 persons illegally bound for Australia in a multi-day trawler on 11th September 2012. The trawler named “Sinhale 4” was intercepted by a Fast Naval Patrol Craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command 16 nautical miles off Pigeon Island in Trincomalee.
Among the arrested persons are 49 Tamils, 3 Muslims and a Sinhalese that included 42 males, 3 women and 8 children. They are residents of Jaffna, Vavuniya, and Trincomalee. They were escorted to Trincomale Harbour to be handed over to the CID for further investigations.
[mappress] Naval Today Staff, September 12, 2012; Image: Sri Lanka Navy