Lanka to receive Australian patrol boat
A Bay Class patrol boat gifted by Australia to the Sri Lankan Government is scheduled to dock at the Colombo Port tomorrow morning, a senior naval official said.
The vessel is due to arrive sometime before noon and will be received by the navy top brass and other government officials.
The gift from Australia was mainly aimed at helping the local navy in its drive against human traffickers behind a recent flood of asylum seekers to reach the Australian Coast.
A second such vessel will be handed over to the government sometime later this year, the official added.