Rajapakse menambahkan, sejumlah ledakan terlihat di kapal itu setelah terkena serangan bom angkatan laut, sehingga muncul dugaan bahwa kapal itu juga mengangkut peledak.
Rajapakse added that several explosions were observed aboard the vessel after it sustained hits by the naval bombardment, leading to speculation that explosives were among the ship's cargo.