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The Indian Navy mounted a swift search and rescue operation after the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena sank in the Indian Ocean, deploying maritime patrol aircraft and two naval vessels to assist in the effort,

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the Navy said in a statement.

A distress call from IRIS Dena was received at the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Colombo in the early hours of March 4, as reported by the Sri Lankan Navy. The ship was operating 20 nautical miles west of Galle, in the search and rescue region under Sri Lankan responsibility.

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Aircraft, Ships, Life Rafts: Indian Navy Moves In

On receiving the information, the Indian Navy launched a long-range maritime patrol aircraft at 1000 hours on March 4 to augment the search efforts being led by Sri Lanka. A second aircraft carrying air-droppable life rafts was kept on standby for immediate deployment.

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INS Tarangini, which was operating in the vicinity, was deployed to aid the rescue effort and arrived in the search area by 1600 hours on March 4. By that time, search and rescue operations were already being undertaken by the Sri Lankan Navy and other agencies.

INS Ikshak has since sailed from Kochi to further augment the search effort and continues to remain in the area to search for missing personnel- a step the Navy described as “a humanitarian measure for shipwrecked personnel.”

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Coordination with the Sri Lankan side on search and rescue efforts is ongoing, the statement said.

US Calls Sinking A ‘Huge Win’
\n US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth confirmed the American attack on IRIS Dena, describing the destruction of the Iranian warship as a “huge win” for Washington.

“America is winning decisively, devastatingly and without mercy. Under the direct command of President Trump, the War Department unleashed this operation,” Hegseth said, adding that the US would ensure success in its joint operation with Israel.

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The IRIS Dena had been returning from a naval exercise at Visakhapatnam in India when it was struck, some 2,000 nautical miles from Iran. Approximately 87 sailors were killed. Sri Lanka rescued 32 survivors, with several others still missing and presumed dead.

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Indian Navy Deployed Aircraft And Two Warships For Rescue Ops After Iran Ship Sinking

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