Whilst the Naval troops on patrol duty detected four clusters of LTTE boats heading towards Point Pedro from Kadaikadu, south of Vettilaikerni at 4.30 p.m today, Tuesday the 19th of June.

Naval Fast Attack Craft intercepted 15 to 20 LTTE sea tiger boats and three of them were completely destroyed while another two sustained heavy damages in a sea battle erupted off Point Pedro, defence sources said.

The Navy supported by ground troops with heavy MBRL and artillery fire while the MI 24 helicopter gun ships inflicted heavy damages to the Sea Tiger boats.

Naval sources confirmed that LTTE sea tigers are currently withdrawing towards Kadaikadu with heavy damages and an LTTE boat is in flames due to the effective sea, ground and air attack launched by the security forces.