Avant- Garde Ship to be Sold for scrap Metal

 Avant-Garde  ship was taken into custody by the Sri Lanka Navy in October last year and anchored in the Galle port on charges of transporting illegal weapons and ammunition. Last month the Galle Chief Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura ordered its release to the Sri Lanka Shipping Company on a bond of Rs. 35 million last month.

The Avant-Garde vessel left for India on Saturday (17),   which is to be sold for scrap metal, sailed under a new captain as its captain is still in remand custody. The Shipping Company is required to present a report on the process to the Galle Magistrate within a week.