Sri Lanka, June 29 -- Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Rathna Gamage, announced that a special committee has been appointed to investigate the recent incidents of fishing vessels capsizing at sea.

The Deputy Minister points out that the committee has been formed with the aim of identifying the causes of these accidents and providing appropriate solutions.

Over the past two days, three separate fishing vessel accidents have been reported, resulting in five confirmed deaths, with two fishermen still missing.

A boat accident was reported this morning (29) in the seas off Tangalle. A total of six fishermen were onboard the vessel when it capsized off the coast of Paravi Wella Beach in Tangalle. Four of them were r...