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On October 25, at least 40 stranded Iranian sailors from oil tankers in international waters near Galle, Sri Lanka, received urgent medical treatment onshore through coordination by Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry and funded by the Iranian embassy. The sailors are part of a group whose vessels remain anchored due to US sanctions against Iran; these ships include nearly a dozen empty tankers as well as naval crafts like the IRIS Dena, which was sunk in March with 104 casualties off Sri Lanka's coast.

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On October 25, 40 Iranian sailors from US-sanctioned oil tankers anchored just outside Sri Lanka's territorial waters sought urgent medical treatment in Sri Lanka. The merchant sailors were brought ashore through the port of Galle, located about 115km south of Colombo, over the weekend. Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry confirmed that it had coordinated the ship-to-shore transfer and covered the costs with assistance from the Iranian embassy. Nearly a dozen empty Iranian tankers are anchored close to Galle harbor due to US sanctions and blockades, following incidents like the March sinking of an Iranian frigate by a US submarine near international waters off Sri Lanka's coast, which killed 104 sailors.

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COLOMBO – At least 40 Iranian sailors from US-sanctioned oil tankers anchored just outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters have sought urgent medical treatment on the island, officials said on Oct 25. asserted

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The merchant sailors were brought ashore through the port of Galle, 115km south of the capital Colombo, over the weekend, officials said. asserted

officials → bring → weekend

Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry confirmed that it had coordinated the ship-to-shore transfer of Iranian sailors in need of urgent care. asserted

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“We have coordinated the transfer and carried out our humanitarian obligations,” ministry spokesman Thushara Rodrigo told AFP. asserted

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“The costs were borne by the Iranian embassy.” asserted

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Nearly a dozen empty Iranian tankers are anchored close to Galle harbour. asserted

tankers → anchor → harbour

A US submarine sunk an Iranian frigate, the IRIS Dena, in nearby international waters in March, killing 104 sailors. asserted

submarine → sink → sailors

Sri Lanka’s navy rescued 32 Iranian sailors from the frigate, while a second Iranian naval craft has sought safe harbour at Trincomalee in the north-east of the island. asserted

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Iranian tankers and other merchant vessels have been in limbo, unable to return to their home port because of a US blockade. asserted

tankers → return → blockade

Sri Lanka insists that the tankers are in international waters, where they enjoy freedom of navigation. asserted

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The Sri Lankan military has deployed reconnaissance aircraft and patrol boats to monitor the vessels outside the country’s 12-nautical-mile territorial waters, according to defence officials. uncertain

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Many Iranian merchant vessels have moved east towards the Strait of Malacca and Singapore because of US sanctions, while a few remain near Sri Lankan waters, the authorities said. asserted

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Stranded Iranian sailors seek medical treatment in Sri Lanka

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