Frederick David Sinclair who was Skipper of the Trawler Erillus who fortuitously was able to attend the rescue of the ditched Wellington bomber N2983. Ramshaw headed for home, but badly damaged ...
Passengers included 25 children and 30 women, with those on board all escorted from the trawler to a naval base on Sri Lanka’s east coast where they were given medical care, food and water.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s navy rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation, a navy spokesman ...