Air Force assistance sought to find Tangalle missing fishermen

The Ministry of Fisheries says that the assistance of an Air Force aircraft has been utilised to locate the three fishermen who went missing along the seas off Tangalle.

Minister Mahinda Amaraweera stated that the coastguard and naval forces are working together to locate the fishermen.

The fishermen had gone missing after setting out to sea from Tangalle on June 25 aboard a vessel named Lakshan.