Iran’s 28th fleet docks at Sri Lankan Colombo port
Iran's Younes super-heavy submarine
Saturday Dec 21, 2013The Iranian Navy’s 28th fleet of war vessels, which includes the nation's first super-heavy submarine, has docked at Sri Lanka’s port of Colombo, says a top commander.
“The Navy’s 28th flotilla comprising Alborz destroyer, Bandar Abbas auxiliary ship, Younes submarine and a Bell 212 Twin Huey helicopter docked at Sri Lanka’s port of Colombo this morning after [calling at India’s] port city of Mumbai as part of its mission in the Far East,” said the Iranian Navy’s Deputy Commander for Operations Rear Admiral Siavash Jareh on Friday.
He added that eastern parts of the Indian Ocean are important for Iran’s Navy.
“The port of Colombo is among the important ports along the sea transit route to the Far East and East Asian countries and Sri Lanka is one of the countries in the Indian Ocean,” the commander said.
Iran-SL relations:Two warships, submarine visit Colombo port
By Shamindra Ferdinando-December 20, 2013
An Iranian naval flotilla, including a submarine, entered the port of Colombo yesterday signifying growing relations between the two countries.
