Defence analyst says torpedo strike is a âhumiliationâ for Modiâs government that disregarded a US defence partner The distress call came in to Sri Lankaâs maritime rescue coordination centre just after 5am. The ship in trouble, they determined, was well within Sri Lankaâs obligation for rescue, being just over 19 nautical miles off the coast of the southern city of Galle. The navy swiftly mobilised and, by 6am, the first search and rescue boat was on its way, another soon close behind. It was hard to see through the thick morning mist but officers onboard kept their eyes peeled for a ship in the distance. Instead they found a spooling slick of oil on the seaâs surface. Dozens of survivors held on to life rafts and bodies bobbed in the waves, but the vessel was nowhere to be seen. IRIS Dena, an Iranian warship on its way to a friendly port call in Sri Lanka, already sat on the bottom of the Indian Ocean. It had taken under three minutes for Dena to sink after it was struck by the worldâs most powerful torpedo, a Mark 48, launched by the US navy nuclear-powered submarine USS Charlotte lurking silently nearby. At least 84 people onboard were killed â their bodies were
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One of Indiaâs most ambitious aviation projects, touted to be among the largest in South Asia, has been inaugurated more than four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially kicked off the project. âI am happy that I had the…
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One of Indiaâs most ambitious aviation projects, touted to be among the largest in South Asia, has been inaugurated more than four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially kicked off the project. âI am…
Read original at CNN →Two months ago, life was busy but normal for the Martinez family in the coastal city of Huntington Beach, California. Mom and dad worked to pay the bills, proudly watching their daughters blossom â one joined the US…
Read original at CNN →Effective closure of strait of Hormuz also affecting Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, which have brought in crisis measures Sri Lanka is introducing a shorter four-day working week to preserve its shrinking fuel and gas…
Read original at The Guardian →Defence analyst says torpedo strike is a âhumiliationâ for Modiâs government that disregarded a US defence partner The distress call came in to Sri Lankaâs maritime rescue coordination centre just after 5am. The…
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One of Indiaâs most ambitious aviation projects, touted to be among the largest in South Asia, has been inaugurated more than four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially kicked off the project. âI am happy that I had the…
View source →Two months ago, life was busy but normal for the Martinez family in the coastal city of Huntington Beach, California. Mom and dad worked to pay the bills, proudly watching their daughters blossom â one joined the US Navy, and the other…
View source →Effective closure of strait of Hormuz also affecting Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, which have brought in crisis measures Sri Lanka is introducing a shorter four-day working week to preserve its shrinking fuel and gas reserves, as the…
View source →Defence analyst says torpedo strike is a âhumiliationâ for Modiâs government that disregarded a US defence partner The distress call came in to Sri Lankaâs maritime rescue coordination centre just after 5am. The ship in trouble,…
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