Battle of Point Pedro (2007)

Battle of Point Pedro (2007)
Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War
DateJune 19, 2007
Location
Result Sri Lankan Navy victory
Belligerents
Strength
Several patrol boats and helicopter gunships
  • 24 patrol boats
Casualties and losses
None
  • 40 presumed dead
  • 9 patrol boats sunk

The Battle of Point Pedro 2007 was a naval battle that occurred on June 19, 2007 near Point Pedro,[1] Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The battle took place when Sri Lankan Navy patrol boats were attacked by a group of Tamil Tiger patrol boats off the shore of Point Pedro.

  1. ^ "Sri Lankan navy in 'Tiger clash'". BBC News. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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