Battle of Point Pedro (2007)

Battle of Point Pedro (2007)
	Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Date	June 19, 2007
Location	Point Pedro, Jaffna
Result	Sri Lankan Navy victory
Belligerents
Sri Lankan Navy 4th Fast Attack Flotilla; ; Sri Lanka Air Force;	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Sea Tigers; ;
Strength
several patrol boats and helicopter gunships	24 patrol boats;
Casualties and losses
none	40 presumed dead; 9 patrol boats sunk;

The Battle of Point Pedro 2007 was a naval battle that occurred on June 19, 2007 near Point Pedro, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The battle took place when Sri Lankan Navy patrol boats were attacked by a group of Tamil Tiger patrol boats off the shore of Point Pedro.

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