10-hour operation brings 303 Sri Lankans safely ashore

It took Vietnam's SAR 413 vessel nearly 10 hours to get 303 Sri Lankans safely to shore in Vung Tau Tuesday, collecting them from a Japanese vessel.

The Sri Lankans were first found on Lady R3, which was flying the Myanmar flag. They might have been traveling from Myanmar to Canada. The Lady 3 was found adrift and flooded by seawater on Monday by Japanese vessel Helios Leader, around 258 nautical miles (470 km) to the southeast of the southern Vung Tau Town.

All crew and passengers on the Lady R3 were rescued and taken aboard the Helios Leader. The Japanese vessel then changed its course to hand over the rescued people to Vietnam.

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