Draft:Priyantha Rathnayake (sailor)

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Priyantha Rathnayake (1983 - 24 June 2024) was a senior non-commissioned officer in the Sri Lanka Navy. He died after sustaining critical injuries during a naval operation to apprehend Indian fishermen engaged in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters.^[1]^[2]

Rathnayake who had joined the navy in 2004, and was serving a Chief Petty Officer attached to the Special Boat Squadron was onboard a navy fast attack craft that was intercepting Indian fishing boat poaching in Sri Lankan waters. The Indian fishing boat engaged in aggressive manoeuvres resisting its seizure resulting in the death of the sailor. Ten Indian fishermen were arrested and charged with his murder.^[3] Rathnayake was posthumously promoted to the rank of Fleet Chief Petty Officer.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Navy sailor's death: Sri Lanka registers protest but tones it down". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "Sri Lankan Authorities to Pursue Murder Charges in Sailor's Death". News First. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "Sri Lankan Authorities to Pursue Murder Charges in Sailor's Death". asianmirror.lk/. Asianmirror. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Sailor's death during operation : Navy provides further details". newswire.lk. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "Fleet Chief Petty Officer PDP Rathnayake laid to rest with full Navy honours". navy.lk. Sri Lanka Navy. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "10 Indian fishermen arrested; one Sri Lankan sailor killed in operations against illegal fishing: Navy spokesman". Deccanherald. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[1] "Navy sailor's death: Sri Lanka registers protest but tones it down". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[2] "Sri Lankan Authorities to Pursue Murder Charges in Sailor's Death". News First. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[3] "Sri Lankan Authorities to Pursue Murder Charges in Sailor's Death". asianmirror.lk/. Asianmirror. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[4] "Sailor's death during operation : Navy provides further details". newswire.lk. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[5] "Fleet Chief Petty Officer PDP Rathnayake laid to rest with full Navy honours". navy.lk. Sri Lanka Navy. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[6] "10 Indian fishermen arrested; one Sri Lankan sailor killed in operations against illegal fishing: Navy spokesman". Deccanherald. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

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