At least 101 people missing after submarine attack on iranian ship off sri lanka, sources say
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 4, 2026
1 min readLast updated: March 4, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 4, 2026
1 min readLast updated: March 4, 2026

A reported submarine attack on the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka’s southern coast has left at least 101 crew members missing and 78 wounded. Sri Lankan forces rescued about 30–35 people and continue search and rescue efforts.
COLOMBO, March 4 (Reuters) - At least 101 people were missing and 78 wounded after a submarine attack on an Iranian ship off Sri Lanka's coast, sources in Sri Lanka's navy and defence ministry told Reuters on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe, writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Editing by Andrew Heavens)
At least 101 people are reported missing after the submarine attack off the coast of Sri Lanka.
The submarine attack occurred off the coast of Sri Lanka.
According to sources, 78 people were wounded in the submarine attack.
Sri Lanka's navy and defence ministry provided confirmation of the incident.
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