TheBattle off the coast of Jaffna was a navalbattle fought between theNavy of Sri Lanka andTamil Tiger ships. According to Sri Lankan sources, it took place on Saturday 1 November 2008 in the northernterritorial waters ofSri Lanka off the coast ofJaffna during theSri Lankan Civil War. A Sri Lankan government customs officer, D.K.P. Dassangayake, reported that the battle begun as the Navy met the rebel ships and exchanged fire.[1]