German research vessel âSonne' in Sri Lankan waters
After its expedition around Australia, the German research vessel ‘Sonne’, among the biggest of its kind, arrived at the Colombo harbour, from where it set sail on 12 July to start its expedition in Sri Lankan waters. The expedition aimed at solving the mystery around the separation of India/Sri Lanka from Antarctica more than 116 million years ago, which once made up one giant supercontinent.
The expedition is part of the research project INGON, which investigat