(Lanka-e-News, Jan 29, 2009, 3.00 PM) Media Center for national Security says that the Army Special Force – 3 has recovered a LTTE submarine and a career used to transport it from Udayarkattukulam north of Puthukudirippu.
The submarine is 35 feet long and similar to a Dvora fast attack craft in shape and the career has 13 sets of wheels.
This is considered the world’s first submarine belonged to a terrorist organization.
Media Center for national Security says that the place the submarine was kept was a LTTE operation center. It was captured yesterday (28) evening. There were three half-built small size submarines, 20 feet length guns fixed boat similar to a Dvora , three peddle boats, a large number of outboard motors, a lathe machine, a high power electric generator, 15 oxygen cylinders, one welding plant, a large number of electric motors, a bowser of kerosene, a large number of water pumps and many other equipment.
There were 15 houses and several tiled and air conditioned billets in this place, says Media Center for national Security.
The submarine is 35 feet long and similar to a Dvora fast attack craft in shape and the career has 13 sets of wheels.
This is considered the world’s first submarine belonged to a terrorist organization.
Media Center for national Security says that the place the submarine was kept was a LTTE operation center. It was captured yesterday (28) evening. There were three half-built small size submarines, 20 feet length guns fixed boat similar to a Dvora , three peddle boats, a large number of outboard motors, a lathe machine, a high power electric generator, 15 oxygen cylinders, one welding plant, a large number of electric motors, a bowser of kerosene, a large number of water pumps and many other equipment.
There were 15 houses and several tiled and air conditioned billets in this place, says Media Center for national Security.
Photos released by Defence
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