Sri Lanka says trying to 'safeguard lives' on another Iranian ship off its coast

A man checks the local newspaper, follwoing a submarine attack on the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, off the coast of Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage

GALLE, ⁠Sri Lanka, ⁠March 5 (Reuters) - Sri ‌Lanka is trying to "safeguard lives" on ​another Iranian ship ⁠off ⁠its coast, the country's ⁠cabinet ‌spokesperson said ⁠on Thursday, adding that ​the ‌vessel was in ⁠the ​economic zone beyond the ⁠South Asian island ​nation's territorial waters.

"We are doing ⁠our utmost to safeguard lives," spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa ​said.

(Reporting ⁠by Uditha Jayasinghe, ​writing ‌by Sakshi Dayal; ​Editing by YP Rajesh)