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SRI LANKA NEWS IN BRIEF (APRIL 2018) – Compiled by Victor Melder                                                             The wreck of one of the famous ships of Her Majesty’s Naval Service – ‘SS Sagaing’, which sank in the Trincomalee harbour during the World War II, has been refloated after 75 years by a team of divers of the Sri Lanka Navy, making a landmark turning point in the field of diving and salvage. This 138m long Passenger cum Cargo Ship launched in December 24, 1924 was hit by Japanese carrier aircraft bomber attacks, whilst at anchorage in the Trincomalee harbour on April 9, 1942. the vessel was subsequently abandoned due to a raging fire onboard. On August 24, 1943, the damaged ship had been sunk to ...