NSD-0097
SL/N/PESA/M/03
MV Mission · Pesale Wreck
- Period
- Modern
- Year sunk
- 1997
- District
- Mannar
- Depth
- 2.00–8.00 m
- Vessel type
- Motor Vessel, Passenger, Bulk Carrier
Overview
In July 1997, the LTTE set fire to a 500 seat passenger ferry MV Mission, an Indonesian flagged vessel, transporting Tamil civilians from Mannar to Jaffna
Location
District: Mannar
Province: Northern
Depth profile
2–8 m
Protection & status
- Access
- None
- Legal status
- None
- Archaeological value
- None
Vessel chronology
1997
Year sunk
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