At least 40 Iranian sailors from US-sanctioned oil tankers docked near Sri Lanka's territorial waters were transferred to that country to receive "urgent medical services". AFP reported on Sunday, November 3, citing Sri Lankan officials, that these sailors were brought ashore through the port of Galle, 115 kilometers south of Colombo, that country's capital. The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka announced that the ministry coordinated the transfer of the sailors from the ship to the shore and fulfilled its humanitarian obligations. According to him, the Iranian embassy paid the costs of the treatment. According to this report, almost 12 empty Iranian oil tankers are anchored near Gale Port. These ships and other commercial vessels of Iran cannot return to their ports.

At least 40 Iranian sailors from US-sanctioned oil tankers docked near Sri Lanka's territorial waters were transferred to that country to receive "urgent medical services". AFP reported on Sunday, November 3, citing Sri Lankan officials, that these sailors were brought ashore through the port of Galle, 115 kilometers south of Colombo, that country's capital. The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka announced that the ministry coordinated the transfer of the sailors from the ship to the shore and fulfilled its humanitarian obligations. According to him, the Iranian embassy paid the costs of the treatment. According to this report, almost 12 empty Iranian oil tankers are anchored near Gale Port. These ships and other commercial vessels of Iran cannot return to their ports.