Ensuring the lives of the crew likely wasn’t a major concern. More likely ensuring a mission kill was. Hence why they reportedly used two torpedoes.
Looks like Multiple secondary explosions and it looks like the Stern separated from the boat.
She went down quickly. No doubt about it. Reported figures from the Sri-Lankan Navy and Coast Guard who responded to the Distress Call. Report 32 survivors pulled from the water thus far.
Geographic proximity I’d have to guess. She was torpedoed and sunk about 40 nautical miles from the city of Galle in southern Sri-lanka. Just outside the boundaries of their territorial waters actually
Broke its back. Even if the Torpedo didn’t get it. The flooding likely would have
yeah seems like an attempt to cripple the ship without taking out the crew/
Ensuring the lives of the crew likely wasn’t a major concern. More likely ensuring a mission kill was. Hence why they reportedly used two torpedoes.
Looks like Multiple secondary explosions and it looks like the Stern separated from the boat.
She went down quickly. No doubt about it. Reported figures from the Sri-Lankan Navy and Coast Guard who responded to the Distress Call. Report 32 survivors pulled from the water thus far.
Wonder who made sure the Sri-Lankan Navy was close at hand ?
Geographic proximity I’d have to guess. She was torpedoed and sunk about 40 nautical miles from the city of Galle in southern Sri-lanka. Just outside the boundaries of their territorial waters actually