Sunken British WWII ship SS Sagaing refloated by Sri Lanka’s navy to make room in harbour

A World War II British Navy ship sunk off north-east Sri Lanka has been refloated, 75 years after being damaged during a Japanese bombing raid. The SS Sagaing was anchored in Trincomalee Harbour when it was hit by a bomb on April 9, 1942, and abandoned due to a fire on board. On August 24 …

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