28th Flotilla of Iranian Navy at Colombo Port

The 28th Flotilla of the Iranian Navy, which has been dispatched to South East Asia, berthed at the Colombo Port, a senior Iranian Navy commander announced.

“The 28th Flotilla of this force, comprising the Alborz warship, Bandar Abbas warship and semi-heavy Younus submarine as well as a 212 combat helicopter berthed at the Colombo Port, Sri Lanka, after departing from India’s Mumbai port and travelling thousands of kilometres,” Lieutenant Navy Commander for Operations Siyavash Jarreh said. He underlined that the Colombo Port is an important port in the sea transit route towards the Far East and Eastern Asian countries.

He underlined that the purpose for dispatching the 28th flotilla is both maintaining the security of shipping lines and conveying the message of peace and friendship to the regional countries, and said, “This is the first presence of Iran’s semi-heavy Younus submarine in the eastern waters of the Indian Ocean and port of Mumbai in India and Colombo in Sri Lanka.”

Last month, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that the Navy’s 28th Flotilla will be dispatched to Eastern Asia and the Far East.

Admiral Sayyari noted that the flotilla will berth in Mumbai with the mission of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries and supervising the security of Iran’s interests.

In August, the Iranian Navy dispatched its 27th flotilla of warships to the high seas to protect the country's cargo ships and oil tankers against pirates.

Admiral Sayyari said the 27th fleet was dispatched after the return of the 26th fleet of the Iranian Navy, comprising the Bandar Abbas warship and the Alvand destroyer.

- FNA