Hilary Rajakarunanayake, Editor – Sri Lanka, Asian Tribune
Colombo, 10 May, (Asiantribune.com): The Sri Lanka Navy destroyed a sea tiger suicide boat when it attacked the well protected Naval cordon in the seas off Vellemullivaikkal in the wee hours of Saturday morning. The Sri Lanka Navy also destroyed another LTTE attack craft and captured another LTTE suicide boat with an attack craft, killing 14 sea tiger cadres on board.
A Navy spokesman said that the Sri Lanka Navy has intensified its vigilance in the Mullaitivu seas to prevent LTTE leader Prabhakaran escaping by sea.
Two bodies of sea tiger cadres (male and female) were also recovered and captured in the predawn Naval gun battle launched by the combined Naval forces of Fast Attack Crafts (FAC), Special Boat Squadron (SBS), and Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS ).
A cluster of LTTE Sea tiger boats comprising two suicide craft laden with high explosive and two enemy attack crafts were intercepted and attacked. Naval troops optimizing their combined fire power completely destroyed one enemy suicide craft and captured one with two enemy dead bodies on board, while destroying one enemy attack craft and capturing another which were attempting to flee being unable to withstand the Naval onslaught.
Later when monitoring the LTTE communications it has been confirmed that 14 sea tiger cadres have been killed in the gun battle.
Further search and clear operations are continuing in the seas off Mullaitivu.
- Asian Tribune -
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