Belum jelas jumlah orang dalam perahu-perahu itu, namun Dassanayake memperkirakan ada 10 anggota Macan Tamil yang tewas dan kini jenazahnya dalam pencarian.
It was not clear how many people were aboard the boats, but Dassanayake said he suspected around 10 Tamil Tigers were killed and the Navy was scouring the sea for bodies.