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US Submarine Sinks Iranian Frigate Off Sri Lanka

Published March 4, 2026, 17:12
US Submarine Sinks Iranian Frigate Off Sri Lanka

A US submarine sank an Iranian frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka, according to information transmitted by Reuters and confirmed by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The ship, which had a crew of 180, was attacked and sank, with 87 bodies recovered from the wreckage and 32 people rescued. Approximately 60 people remain missing. The frigate was returning from an exercise to which it had been invited by India. The incident has raised alarm among Sri Lankan authorities, who have launched searches for the missing. The US Department of Defense released video footage of the attack.