The yacht was in distress due to an engine failure and after receiving this information Sri Lanka Navy has promptly dispatched SLNS Sayurala for the rescue of the yacht in distress. The rescued ship with its crew was towed to Galle harbor and subsequently handed over to a private shipping company for onward action, the Navy said.
Sri Lanka Navy has rendered its assistance to bring a distressed foreign sailing ship in deep seas off the Southern Coast to the Galle Harbor on Saturday (14 April).Sri Lanka Navy's Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sayurala assisted a foreign yacht named "Sandetie" which had developed engine trouble 72 nautical miles off Galle Light House