Colombo: An Indian fishing vessel with 11 crew members met with an accident in Sri Lankan waters, prompting a rescue operation by the island nation’s navy, according to an official statement Thursday. According to the Sri Lanka Navy, the trawler had reportedly crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line into Sri Lankan waters and allegedly engaged in bottom trawling before it ran aground. Sri Lankan Navy’s media spokesman Commander Chaminda Walakuluge claimed the Indian vessel was engaged in illegal fishing activities in Sri Lankan waters and met with an accident, with 11 people on board, adding that the incident occurred Wednesday. Due to the impact of grounding on the reef, the trawler has sustained partial structural damage, the Sri Lanka Navy said in the statement. The statement said the rescue units to assist the Indian fishermen were dispatched.