Sri Lanka, June 28 -- The Defence Secretary of Sri Lanka has instructed the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) to immediately deploy a Bell 412 helicopter and a SLAF Y-12 aircraft to carry out reconnaissance and rescue operations for fishermen who went missing following two separate fishing boat accidents at sea.

A special search and rescue operation is currently underway, with Sri Lanka Navy divers also deployed for the mission.

Two separate fishing boats, one departing from Dondra Fisheries Harbour and the other from the Kalutara area, were involved in accidents at sea.

The vessel that set out from Dondra Fisheries Harbour last evening (27) reportedly had five fishermen on board.

It is suspected that the accident occurred after this boat co...