On 7 February an incident on a Sea Tiger vessel near the Delft islands resulted in the tragic loss of three lives

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Country/entity
Sri Lanka
Region
Asia and Pacific
Agreement name
On 7 February an incident on a Sea Tiger vessel near the Delft islands resulted in the tragic loss of three lives
Date
7 Feb 2003
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Sri Lankan Civil War (1983 - 2009) )
Stage
Pre-negotiation/process
Conflict nature
Government/territory
Peace process
Sri Lanka LTTE 2002 onward process
Parties
Government of Sri Lanka; Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Third parties
Royal Government of Norway
Description
Short statement detailing confidence building measure of allowing the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission inspect potentially offending ships belonging to the Sea Tigers. Statement ends by affirming that the process will continue as planned.

Agreement document
LK_030207_On 7 February an incident on a Sea Tiger vessel near the Delft islands resulted in the tragic loss of three lives.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth
No specific mention.
Disabled persons
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Elderly/age
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Migrant workers
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Racial/ethnic/national group
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Religious groups
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Indigenous people
No specific mention.
Other groups
No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
Social class
No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
Men and boys
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LGBTI
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Family
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State definition

Nature of state (general)
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State configuration
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Self determination
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Referendum
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State symbols
No specific mention.
Independence/secession
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Accession/unification
No specific mention.
Border delimitation
No specific mention.
Cross-border provision
No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
Elections
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Electoral commission
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Political parties reform
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Civil society
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Traditional/religious leaders
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Public administration
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Constitution
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Power sharing

Political power sharing
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Territorial power sharing
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Economic power sharing
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Military power sharing
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Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship
No specific mention.
Democracy
No specific mention.
Detention procedures
No specific mention.
Media and communication
No specific mention.
Mobility/access
No specific mention.
Protection measures
No specific mention.
Other
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Rights institutions

NHRI
No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
Traditional Laws
No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction
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National economic plan
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Natural resources
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International funds
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Business
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Taxation
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Banks
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Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
Environment
No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees
Page 1, The situation leading up to the incident had been discussed between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on 6 February. On the evening of the same day, the parties agreed on a procedure to resolve the matter by asking the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) to conduct an inspection of the vessels involved to clarify the situation. Due to the apparent communication failure between the LTTE naval commander and the cadres on board one vessel, the crew members were not informed of the agreed procedure, and the cadres set fire to the vessel and took their own lives.

In cooperation with the SLMM, the parties will review existing procedures in order to avoid similar incidents in the future.
Ceasefire
No specific mention.
Police
No specific mention.
Armed forces
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DDR
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Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
Corruption
No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
Drugs
No specific mention.
Terrorism
No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general
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Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
Courts
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Mechanism
No specific mention.
Prisoner release
No specific mention.
Vetting
No specific mention.
Victims
No specific mention.
Missing persons
No specific mention.
Reparations
No specific mention.
Reconciliation
No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory
No specific mention.
Other international signatory
No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar
Page 1, The situation leading up to the incident had been discussed between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on 6 February. On the evening of the same day, the parties agreed on a procedure to resolve the matter by asking the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) to conduct an inspection of the vessels involved to clarify the situation. Due to the apparent communication failure between the LTTE naval commander and the cadres on board one vessel, the crew members were not informed of the agreed procedure, and the cadres set fire to the vessel and took their own lives.

In cooperation with the SLMM, the parties will review existing procedures in order to avoid similar incidents in the future.
Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
Related cases
No specific mention.
Source
Archived hard copy originally sourced from: http://www.peaceinsrilanka.org/insidepages/Pressrelease/RNG/PV/RNEberlin07Feb03P...

PRESS RELEASE - ROYAL NORWEGIAN EMBASSY, BERLIN

07 February 2003

On 7 February an incident on a Sea Tiger vessel near the Delft islands resulted in the tragic loss of three lives.

The situation leading up to the incident had been discussed between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on 6 February.

On the evening of the same day, the parties agreed on a procedure to resolve the matter by asking the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) to conduct an inspection of the vessels involved to clarify the situation.

Due to an apparent communication failure between the LTTE naval commander and the cadres on board one vessel, the crew members were not informed of the agreed procedure, and the cadres setfire to the vessel and took their own lives.

In cooperation with the SLMM, the parties will review existing procedures in order ta avoid similar incidents in the future.

The ongoing session of peace talks will continue as scheduled