Key Takeaways
- Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry is working to secure the release of a fishing vessel seized by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea.
- The Foreign Ministry has informed nearby countries about the incident and is in constant communication with neighbouring countries.
- Sri Lanka has not received a ransom demand from those who took the ship, despite the vessel being seized by Somali pirates.
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry has reached out to countries around the area where Somali pirates seized the multi-day fishing vessel. State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya made the announcement on Monday.
Commenting on what the Foreign Ministry has done to secure the release of the vessel, Lorenzo Putha 4, and its crew of six, Balasuriya said Sri Lankan missions in Kenya and Ethiopia have informed nearby countries about the incident.
Officials at these missions are in constant communication with neighbouring countries, Balasuriya said.
Sri Lanka has not received a ransom demand from those who took the ship, according to the state minister.
Sri Lanka’s fisheries department said on Saturday that the fishing trawler with six crew members was taken in the Arabian Sea, around 1,160 nautical miles away from the Sri Lankan maritime boundary.
