Sri Lanka, Oct. 31 -- The four fishermen who were rescued after being stranded at sea for 13 days after setting out to sea from Dondra were brought back to the Hambantota Port by the Sri Lanka Navy at around 5 a.m. today (31).

The multi-day fishing vessel had set sail on August 31 with six fishermen on-board.

According to the Department of Fisheries, the owner of the vessel had subsequently reported that he lost contact with the boat since October 16.

The vessel had encountered distress around 300 nautical miles off the coast of the country.

One of the six fishermen on-board reportedly fell into the sea and went missing, while another passed away about 11 days later.

The SL Navy had received information that four fishermen from the d...