Navy Successfully Repulses An LTTE Suicide Assault On The Civil Passenger Craft

May 11 (SLA) AN ATTEMPT BY A CLUSTER OF LTTE SUICIDE BOATS with as much as 15 boats to assault and destroy a heavy Troops Carrying vessel (PEARL CRUISER) off the VETTILAIKERNI seas was successfully repulsed by the Sri Lanka Navy Thursday (11) around 4.00 p.m. destroying over Five of those suicide boats completely.