The Bishop visited the camp on 5 November. Fishermen among the refugees told him that they were being harassed by the Navy and requested the Bishop’s intervention to secure monthly permits for fishing in place of the current weekly permits. On 13 November, 31 refugees arrived by boats on Mannar Island from Mulangavil on mainland Vanni. They say that they left the area because of shortage of food and medicines. Twenty five refugees left for India in boats from Pesalai on 23 November.
Investigations are underway on allegations of Navy involvement in smuggling banned goods into LTTE-controlled areas. In November some 20 civilians suspected to be involved in the operation were interrogated. The Army announced in November that traders must produce income tax receipts from Inland Revenue, to transport goods into Mannar.
The Sea Tigers and the Navy clashed at sea near Pallimunai on 21 November. A Tiger cadre was killed and two naval vessels were damaged. Eight soldiers were killed in a Tiger landmine attack on Mannar-Vavuniya road on 30 November.