(Lanka-e-news- 25.Jan.2015, 11.00PM) I have seen that they have having investigations for the Ship Security (Sea Marshals) operated by the Avant guard Sri Lanka. Once I was sailing from Singapore to Safaga, Egypt (Red sea Port) through south of Galle, Sri Lanka. 2 foreign mercenaries boarded with semi automatic weapons. Off Galle at sea, due to the bad weather the Supply Tug “Mahanuwara” (Sri Lankan registered vessel) could not come alongside our ship and they used a Sri Lanka Navy attack vessel from Galle (SLNS Dakshina base) to transport these mercenaries. (Not sure if they charged any fees for this)
Another sea voyage in same route, we had two mercenaries board our vessel from the Tug “Mahanuwara” at sea off Galle. Most of these mercenaries are American, Israeli and Russians. I am sure they are in the spy services which might jeopardize the Sri Lankan national security. They told me that they were flown in to Sri Lanka and transported by a VIP vehicle and stayed in a hotel off Galle until they board merchant vessels off Galle. (They arrive on tourist visas) Some foreign mercenaries even work on Supply Tug “Mahanuwara”, without proper crew visas. Under the merchant shipping act they are not able to work in a Sri Lankan flag vessel without the proper approval of the merchant shipping director or the defense ministry and immigration authorities.
It is also notice that when these mercenaries board these merchant vessels they bring large cargo compartments which they do not want to declare. What I have heard from the crew is, that they carry about another 20-30 semi automatic weapons. When we enter red sea passing Somalia, they discharge all of these cargo compartments with the weapons and mercenaries disembark the ship. This is done to a small vessel off Aseb, Eritrea. Aseb is a port city in the Southern Red Sea Region of Eritrea. I am sure they have a secret dealing of weapons smuggling to the rebels in Eritrea and Somalia.
When those rebels who board the ship usually come and have a meal in the ship before they carry those mercenaries and weapons. I have met few of those rebel leaders who came on board the vessel for foreign cigarettes and Scotch whisky. They told me that they have a secret deal with the Sri Lankan government through Avant guard security and most of the Avant guard directors have travel to African continent to meet their rebel leaders. Most of those Avant guard directors are high ranking ex and current military officers from Sri Lanka. You could verify this matter if you check Avant guard security director’s passports and why they have travelled to those countries.
Most leading International merchant ship companies like to employ armed security officers when transiting in or near Somali waters to prevent pirate attacks. Now a days pirates know exactly which ship is carrying armed guards (Amazing) and they do not attack those ships. They have good network with all the corrupted governments and private security companies. Director Ex Sri Lanka Navy Rear Admiral Lakshman Illangakoon (Southern Navy Commander) has deleted all the African trip visit photos from his face book recently.
Merchant Ship Captains and the crew sign a confidential declaration with the ship owners and legally they cannot disclose any information regarding this matter.
-Mike-
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Dear Mike, I also aware of this biz. Dont just write an article, just becuase of you know very little knowledge about it. There is nothing TRUE in your letter. If you are doiing a biz with outside, of course you have to visit the proper places. If this biz is in African areas, then you got to visit that particular area and speck to those high ranking govt officials but no the China or Antarctic Islands. Whom you met and had a chat was just informed you something and how far you know that is TRUE? he can just say something and make you THINK . Good! you should be worry about these but dont just publish like this as it still effects the country. I hope you understood.... by the way, may I kindly know your motherland?
-- by pat on 2015-01-26
Stupid
-- by Guest on 2015-01-26
Hey dear, I don’t find any perception in this, you have build-up stories to havoc a prime legitimate company who is very fair in there international business.
-- by Ameen on 2015-01-26
So why you are disclosing legally signed secrets ? For all you know these can be Americans who are using SL facilities to store weapons which they cannot do legally otherwise
-- by KondaKavun on 2015-01-30
