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{{Infobox Military Conflict
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|conflict=Battle of Point Pedro (2006)
|conflict=Battle of Point Pedro (2006)
|partof=the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]]
|partof=the [[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]]
|date=May 12, 2006
|date=May 12, 2006
|image=[[Image:MV Pearl Cruise II Sri Lankan troop transport vessel.jpg|300px]]
| image= MV Pearl Cruise II Sri Lankan troop transport vessel.jpg
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|caption=The MV Pearl Cruise II was at the center of a sea battle between the SLN and the Sea Tigers in May 2006
|caption=The MV Pearl Cruise II was at the center of a sea battle between the SLN and the Sea Tigers in May 2006
|place=off [[Point Pedro]], [[Jaffna]]
|place=off [[Point Pedro]], [[Jaffna]]
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|strength1=several gun boats,<br>one troop transport
|strength1=several gun boats,<br>one troop transport
|strength2=15 boats
|strength2=15 boats
|casualties1=17 killed, 1 boat sunk<ref name='jamaica'>[http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060512/int/int2.html Jamaica Gleaner News - SRI LANKA: 50 REBELS KILLED, 17 SAILORS MISSING - A nation on brink of war - Friday | May 12, 2006<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|casualties1=17 killed, 1 boat sunk<ref name='jamaica'>[http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060512/int/int2.html Jamaica Gleaner News - SRI LANKA: 50 REBELS KILLED, 17 SAILORS MISSING - A nation on brink of war - Friday | May 12, 2006<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114090038/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060512/int/int2.html |date=November 14, 2007 }}</ref>
|casualties2=54 killed, 5 boats sunk<ref name='jamaica'/>
|casualties2=54 killed, 5 boats sunk<ref name='jamaica'/>
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The '''Battle of Point Pedro''' was a naval battle that occurred on [[May 12]], [[2006]] near [[Point Pedro]]<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/srilanka.violence/index.html CNN.com - Tamil rebels warn truce monitors - May 12, 2006<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, [[Jaffna]], [[Sri Lanka]]. The [[Sri Lankan Navy]] was attacked by a group of [[Tamil Tiger]] boats. A group of SLN attack boats was escorting a troop transport, the MV Pearl Cruiser which was carrying 710 soldiers for the city of Jaffna which had been under siege for the previous six years. About 15 [[Sea Tiger]] boats, including suicide boats, were engaged in the battle. One navy and five Tiger boats were sunk. The navy boat was sunk by an LTTE suicide boat. The SLN suffered 17 sailors killed while the Sea Tigers had 54 reported dead. The LTTE boats didn't manage to get to the troop transport, and the attack was repelled.<ref name='jamaica'/>
The '''Battle of Point Pedro''' was a naval battle that occurred on May 12, 2006 near [[Point Pedro]],<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/srilanka.violence/index.html CNN.com - Tamil rebels warn truce monitors - May 12, 2006<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818220032/http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/srilanka.violence/index.html |date=August 18, 2007 }}</ref> [[Jaffna]], [[Sri Lanka]]. The [[Sri Lankan Navy]] was attacked by a group of [[Tamil Tiger]] boats. A group of SLN attack boats was escorting a troop transport, the MV Pearl Cruise II which was carrying 710 soldiers for the city of Jaffna which had been under siege for the previous six years.


About 15 [[Sea Tiger]] boats, including suicide boats, were engaged in the battle. One navy patrol boat P-148 and five Tiger boats were sunk. P-148 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Lalith Edirisinghe spotted the incoming rebels and recognized the bullets his crew was firing, to be ricocheting off the suicide craft. Upon seeing no other way to stop the craft, Edirisinghe sped towards the LTTE suicide craft and rammed it, causing the explosion to destroy both vessels, protecting the transport.<ref>{{cite web |last1=|first1=|title='Lest we forget...' |url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2019/07/02/features/189918/%E2%80%98lest-we-forget%E2%80%99|website=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]]|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> Lieutenant Commander Edirisinghe including 16 other sailors were killed in action, while the LTTE had reported 54 of their own killed. Following the failed explosion, the LTTE boats retreated, repelling the attack .<ref name='jamaica'/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55189&sid=b73e596f2441517bcecc9280cf443ed7 |title=Naval Battles of the Sri Lanka Civil War |publisher=Soviet-Empire |access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Joseph|first=Dishan|title=Cruising on the waves of victory|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2020/09/19/features/229140/cruising-waves-victory|access-date=2020-09-27|website=Daily News|language=en}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Battles of the Sri Lankan Civil War|Point Pedro]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 2006]]
[[Category:Battles of Eelam War IV|Point Pedro]]
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[[Category:Conflicts in 2006|Point Pedro 2006]]
[[Category:Naval battles involving Sri Lanka|Point Pedro]]
[[Category:Naval battles involving Sri Lanka|Point Pedro]]
[[Category:2006 in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:2006 in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:May 2006 events in Asia]]

[[fr:Bataille au large de Jaffna (2006)]]

Latest revision as of 17:10, 22 October 2024

Battle of Point Pedro (2006)
Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War

The MV Pearl Cruise II was at the center of a sea battle between the SLN and the Sea Tigers in May 2006
DateMay 12, 2006
Location
off Point Pedro, Jaffna
Result Sri Lankan Navy victory
Belligerents
Sri Lankan Navy Sea Tigers
Strength
several gun boats,
one troop transport		 15 boats
Casualties and losses
17 killed, 1 boat sunk[1] 54 killed, 5 boats sunk[1]

The Battle of Point Pedro was a naval battle that occurred on May 12, 2006 near Point Pedro,[2] Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Navy was attacked by a group of Tamil Tiger boats. A group of SLN attack boats was escorting a troop transport, the MV Pearl Cruise II which was carrying 710 soldiers for the city of Jaffna which had been under siege for the previous six years.

About 15 Sea Tiger boats, including suicide boats, were engaged in the battle. One navy patrol boat P-148 and five Tiger boats were sunk. P-148 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Lalith Edirisinghe spotted the incoming rebels and recognized the bullets his crew was firing, to be ricocheting off the suicide craft. Upon seeing no other way to stop the craft, Edirisinghe sped towards the LTTE suicide craft and rammed it, causing the explosion to destroy both vessels, protecting the transport.[3] Lieutenant Commander Edirisinghe including 16 other sailors were killed in action, while the LTTE had reported 54 of their own killed. Following the failed explosion, the LTTE boats retreated, repelling the attack .[1][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jamaica Gleaner News - SRI LANKA: 50 REBELS KILLED, 17 SAILORS MISSING - A nation on brink of war - Friday | May 12, 2006 Archived November 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ CNN.com - Tamil rebels warn truce monitors - May 12, 2006 Archived August 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "'Lest we forget...'". Daily News. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Naval Battles of the Sri Lanka Civil War". Soviet-Empire. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  5. ^ Joseph, Dishan. "Cruising on the waves of victory". Daily News. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

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