Chinese
trawler attacked off eastern coast
[March
21, 2003 - 10.00 GMT]
A
Chinese fishing trawler, ‘Fu-Yung-Yu 225’ went down off the eastern coast when a
suspected LTTE vessel attacked it. Eighteen seamen are believed killed in
this incident which occurred early this morning.
The
local agent told Military sources two Chinese trawlers were fishing just
outside Sri Lankan territorial waters near Chuddikulam
at the time of the incident. Details of the fate of the second trawler are
still sketchy.
Confirmed reports say there were three Sri
Lankan nationals among the 27 on board. Military Spokesman Brigadier Sanath
Karunaratne told PRIU “Eight Chinese and one Sri Lankan were
rescued.”
All rescued crewmembers are now warded at
the naval hospital at Trincomalee. Army
sources said, “The condition of one of the rescued Chinese nationals is
critical.”
The Sri Lankan navy is now conducting a
search operation in the seas where the incident occurred. The
Scandinavian Peace Monitors are aware of the incident according to Army
sources.
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