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KfirC2
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 20 Mar 2007 05:14:23 GMT Report for Abuse
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Guys this is how the 2 LTTE ships were hunted according to Island news paper
http://www.army.lk/morenewsfet.php?id=1009
THE LTTE efforts to replenish its depleted arsenal suffered a serious setback when the SLN intercepted and destroyed two of its large vessels carrying huge stocks of armaments in separate engagements yesterday.
Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) tracked them down on the high seas, a senior military official said. The Island learns that four OPVs were deployed to carry out the latest operation which resulted in the first-ever destruction of two LTTE vessels during a confrontation with the navy.
Speculation is that LTTE vessels carried aircraft spares and artillery shells. The possibility of fixed wing aircraft being brought in knocked down condition could not be ruled out. The latest success came in the backdrop of the destruction of large vessel off the Southern coast on February 28. The LTTE suffers the latest setback amidst what an authoritative navy official described as a critical shortage of ammunition experienced by the LTTE. The official pointed out that the SLN also denied the LTTE the opportunity to introduce any new weapons which would have given them the upper hand.
Navy headquarters said that yesterday?s action was the most difficult operation ever undertaken by the SLN.
A Fast Missile Vessel (FMV) acquired from Israel, joined SLNS Samudura (Ex-US Coast Guard Cutter P 621), SLNS Sayura (formerly of the Indian Navy) and another Indian OPV now in service with the SLN were deployed to successfully hunt the vessels. Yesterdayaction was FMV?s first since the SLN restored it recently. The SLN is in the process of restoring the second FMV thereby enhancing its offshore capability. SLNS Jayasagara, launched in May 1983 is the oldest OPV in service with the SLN.
The SLN targeted the first LTTE vessel in the morning and the second in the afternoon. The first vessel is bigger than the second. The SLN said there were no survivors. The SLN swung into action several days before the ill-fated vessels made contact with large fishing trawlers on the high seas. The SLN believes that armaments are transferred to fishing trawlers before they reached Sri Lanka via the Gulf of Mannar.
Sri Lanka wants coordinated naval patrols with India to block trawlers bringing in armaments and other supplies originating from South India. Since the capture of an Indian Dhow carrying over 60,000 electrical detonators on January 26 last year, the SLN carried out several successful operations. Fast Attack Craft (FACs) intercepted trawlers northeast of Talaimannar (February 11 last year) east of Point Pedro (March 21 last year), west of Kudiramalai Point (March 25 last year), West of Arippu (October 15 last year), fifth Sand Bank (October 31 last year), west of Kuriramalai Point (November 14 last year), West of Udappuwa (November 27 last year, and North West of Battalangunduwa (February 16 this year).
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KfirC2
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20 Mar 2007 05:19:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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Destroyed LTTE ships
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Date Ship Location
16.01.1993 MV Ahat 9 by Indian Navy) off Point Pedro
14.02.1996 MV Horizon off Nayaru
02.11.1997 MV Fratzescom off Mullaitivu
11.03.1998 MV Mariamman off Andaman Islands
10.03.2003 MV Koimer off Mullaitivu
14.06.2003 MV Shoshin off Mullaitivu
17.09.2006 LTTE logistical vessel off Kalmunai
28.02.2007 LTTE logistical vessel on the high seas
18.02.2007 Two LTTE logistical vessels on the high seas
Intersting highlights of the article
Navy headquarters said that yesterday?s action was the most difficult operation ever undertaken by the SLN.
A Fast Missile Vessel (FMV) acquired from Israel, joined SLNS Samudura (Ex-US Coast Guard Cutter P 621), SLNS Sayura (formerly of the Indian Navy) and another Indian OPV now in service with the SLN were deployed to successfully hunt the vessels. Yesterdayaction was FMV?s first since the SLN restored it recently. The SLN is in the process of restoring the second FMV thereby enhancing its offshore capability. SLNS Jayasagara, launched in May 1983 is the oldest OPV in service with the SLN.
Finally it is great to see Fast Missile Vessel (FMV) acquired from Israel being used |
j2k6
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 20 Mar 2007 06:54:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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All possible thanks to a tip off from indonesian intelligence? is that correct? what a day for the SLN! i was a bloody happy chappy on sunday night!
now for a question:
is it feasible to have specialised aircraft constantly scanning the entire coastline for suspicious boat activity? is it a question of 'cost' or feasibility? i realise the ocean is a 'huge place' (a bit of an understatement) and a plane may not be able to spot vessels far out at sea (like the vessel the sln intercepted on the weekend). also, simply seeing doesn't mean we can 'know' or make sense of what we're seeing ie. is it a fishing trawler or a ltte boat? i'm not an expert so im not even sure what i'm trying to say! i guess what i want to know is - is arial surveilence 'useful' for stopping these a-holes from getting their weapons? i suppose even if aircraft spot a suspicious movement, by the time the navy or airforce arrive the vessel could have transferred the valuable cargo to trawlers.
i'm curious about what avenues are available to us to stem the flow of ltte supplies. if our navy had more opvs and facs that would help. but given that we don't maybe arial surveilence is the way?
like i say, i don't have a clue about this stuff. all help much appreciated. |
Su33
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 20 Mar 2007 09:38:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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Dear J2k6,
I would suggest reading the entire thread. The entire topic of maritime surveillance has been covered to detail in previous pages. Not only Mr. Mig29, Greyfox, Eksath, SenaM, Saervek, Dinuk and others contributed their knowledge into the matter.
KfirC2,
wowee, 4 OPVs involved? probably 2 for each? Still I am confused as to why 2 vessels emerged in the same area? Probably the captain was drunk lol |
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20 Mar 2007 10:14:21 GMT Report for Abuse
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wowee, 4 OPVs involved? probably 2 for each?
I guess the answer is in the article it self
Navy headquarters said that yesterday?s action was the most difficult operation ever undertaken by the SLN.
On 28/02/2007 operation we had very precise intelligence that the gun-runner is about to enter the Sri Lankan waters and the navy was tracking it for more than 2 weeks, but this time the details could have been much sketchy, who knows. Further since there were 2 ships it?s a price catch!
Still I am confused as to why 2 vessels emerged in the same area? Probably the captain was drunk lol
Yes me too, maybe we are missing a part of the puzzle??
Mig-29C do you have any details on this?
Edited By - KfirC2 - 20 Mar 2007 10:17:33 GMT |
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20 Mar 2007 10:21:19 GMT Report for Abuse
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Kfirc2,
What if some other navy pursued the ltte ships making them enter our waters letting us finish it off?
Definitely something went wrong for the ltte. |
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20 Mar 2007 10:22:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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Another subtle point
A Fast Missile Vessel (FMV) acquired from Israel, joined SLNS Samudura (Ex-US Coast Guard Cutter P 621), SLNS Sayura (formerly of the Indian Navy) and another Indian OPV now in service with the SLN were deployed to successfully hunt the vessels
?SLNS Sayura (formerly of the Indian Navy) and another Indian OPV now in service with the SLN were deployed
Still we haven?t return the OPV that was given as the replacement for Sauyra when it was going a refit. This the OPV TmailNut & TNA is screaming about, does anyone know whether SLN has commissioned this or is it still on hire? |
j2k6
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20 Mar 2007 10:38:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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Thanks Su33, i'll look into that (though i'm not too confident i'll make sense of it all..so much to read!). But I have another question (maybe MiG29 will know this one). Regarding the recent spate of SLN intercepts, how or where has the intelligence come from? Who gave the tip off? Indonesia, india..? What sort of regional agreements do we have for information sharing?
Once again, thanks for the info, and by all means if this info is already somehwere on the thread, just let me know. |
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20 Mar 2007 10:38:33 GMT Report for Abuse
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Su33
What if some other navy pursued the ltte ships making them enter our waters letting us finish it off?
What other navy would peruse a LTTE gun runner? India or US, it is quite unlikely any of these 2 navies operates ships in these areas other than subs & LTTE must have known they would never fire on a LTTE ship
My guess is they were very close to the drop off point, on 28-02 attack too soosai had readied more than 100 trawlers and small crafts to unload ammo in mid-sea, this time too they would do the same routine
Maybe we caught them at the rendezvous point
Edited By - KfirC2 - 20 Mar 2007 10:39:38 GMT |
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This link contains images of both ships
http://www.nationalsecurity.lk/fullnews.php?id=4770 |
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