Video footage on the incident where a large stock of weapons had fallen into the sea off Galle has been published by Sirasa TV.
The incident had occurred when weapons were being transferred onto a vessel that was anchored off the coast of Galle yesterday.
Sri Lanka Navy spokesman Captain Indika de Silva said a boat from the port service providers of the International Maritime Company had loaded weapons onto a vessel that was en route to the Red Sea.
The service boat was moving the weapons onto the ship when the net had snapped due to rough seas, resulting in 36 weapons and a stock of ammunition falling into the sea. (NewsWire)