Navy intercepts suspicious Indonesian ship
The Sri Lanka Navy yesterday took steps to tow the suspicious ship detected off Arugam Bay to the nearest harbour for further inspection, as they were not satisfied with the reasons given by the crew for the drifting of the ship.
Navy Spokesman Commander D.K.P. Dassanayaka told the Daily News that the Navy cannot accept the fact that the ship was drifting in the Eastern seas for 15 days as it ran out of fuel during their voyage from Bombay to Thailand.
“There is a semblance of suspicion in their statement since it is unusual for any ship to run out of fuel mid sea,” the spokesman added.
Twelve crew, all Indonesians, were also brought to Colombo last evening for further questioning.
Naval troops detected the suspicious ship flying an Indonesian flag while it was drifting in the sea 90 nautical miles east of Arugam Bay on Tuesday around 5.30 a.m.
The crew abandoned the ship as the Navy demanded that the ship should be inspected. According to the crew, the ship identified as MV Le Wing was Indonesian registered and owned by a Singaporean. It was on its way from Bombay to Thailand transporting heavy machinery.
According to Navy sources the ship will be towed to the Galle harbour for further inspection, since the Navy needs expert knowledge to inspect the machinery inside the ship.
The LTTE also uses similar type of vessels to transport military hardware to be transferred to fishing trawlers and small boats.
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http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/12/27/sec03.asp
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