বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র: দশম খণ্ড
ON THE WATER FRONTS SPECTACULAR ACHIEVEMENT[১]
The recent successful guerilla action in the Bangladesh waters is being viewed by the observers as a new dimension to the gradually intensifying activities of the freedom fighters. Their most significant achievement has been the sinking of nine occan-going ships in the waters of Bangladesh.
On the night of August 16, the Liberation Forces sank six cargo ships consisting of two American, two Chinese, one Japanese and one Pak flags at Mongla port (Khulna) all of them were of medium size. These ships were carrying arms and ammunitions and other supplies for the Pakistan army.
On August 16, brave commandos carried out a daring operation inside the Chittagong port and blew up the Shipas Al Abbas and Formosa with the capacities of 15,000 tons and 12500 tons respectively. The ship Al Abbas was launched by Ayub Khan in 1968 A barge loaded with jute products was sunk by the guerillas the same day.
A report from the Liberation Forces Headquarters says that special groups of guerillas in a week of wide spread operations captured 23 steamers launchers and barges and sank or damaged eight River crafts in Sylhet Dacca, Chandpur and Chittagong.
On August 23, 1971 a gunboat was sunk in the satkhira arca. On August 21, the Liberation Forces captured one launch carrying food stuff and other goods from Dacca to Sylhet in the Chandpur area. In Chandpur the Commandos carried out another successful operation and destroyed two steamers and one big barge with Cargoborder.
On August 15, the guerillas captured one cargo launch, four barges and 16 launches from the Sachna arca of Sunamgonj.
Guerilla activities have completely blocked the approach of the Chittagong port at present. It is reported that Lt. General Tikka Khan came to Chittagong personally next day to assess the damage. Some senior naval officers in charge of the Chittagong port and all the sentries on duty at the port had been arrested following the success of guerilla fighters.
MARINE COMMANDOS VITAL BLOW[২]
The Marine Commandos of Bangladesh have again struck a vital blow at the sagging morale of the occupation army. F'ollowing the sinking of a number of sips by the Bangladesh Navy men in August and September, the Pakistan army took extreme precautionary measures to keep the port areas immune from guerilla onslaughts. Unhindered by this. marine commandos have successfully crippled the Greek oil tanker 'Burmah Jade'. An A. P. report from Dacca (quoting official sources) says chat a series of
