Troops operating in Vellamullivaikkal area in Mullaitivu on Saturday (July 18) recovered another submersible vehicle used by the LTTE for their underwater operations.

Troops made this discovery on information provided by the 56 Division Intelligence Unit.

The Task Force VIII troops salvaged this submersible vehicle from 300 feet deep in the sea, some 500 meters off the shore close to the wreckage of the Jordanian ship Farah III in Mullaitivu.

This is the second such submersible vehicle recovered by the troops in the same area. The first one was recovered in the mid of June on a tip off given by a Tiger cadre now under arrest.

The submersible vehicle is 25 feet in length, 4.5 feet in height and 4 feet in width and was fitted with four cylinder engines and a GPS system has a capacity to transport three people at once.

The Security Forces were in search for these two submersible vehicle similar to a submarine for the past two months as troops have clearly observed these submersible vehicles through the visuals of the Unman Aerial Vehicles when intense fighting were going in Vellamullivaikkal area.

Source: www.defence.lk