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Six fishermen abducted by Somali pirates
View(s):Six Sri Lankan fishermen onboard a multi-day fishing trawler that left Dikowita fishing harbour were abducted by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea, the Fisheries Ministry confirmed yesterday.
Fisheries Ministry secretary K N Kumari Somaratna told the Sunday Times that the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Sri Lanka Navy, and Defence Ministry have been informed about the development and moves are underway to rescue the fishermen as soon as possible.
The vessel named ‘Lorenzo Putha 4′ left Dikowita fishing harbour in Chillaw on January 12 to fish in international waters.
According to the Navy, the abduction was reported some 1,160 nautical miles away from the Sri Lankan maritime boundary and 840 nautical miles from the Somali coast.
The area located in international waters, 400 nautical miles from the Seychelles, is used by both Lankan and Chinese fishermen.
“Our ambassadors in the region are in touch with the Somalian authorities,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Niluka Kadurugamuwa told the Sunday Times last night.
The Sunday Times learns that Somali Navy Commander Abdi Warsame Osman had also been contacted on the abductions.
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