1 2 ▁na ut ical ▁miles ▁off ▁Mad ras , ▁on ▁fire . ▁N ine ▁crew ▁members ▁jump ed ▁over board ▁and ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁the ▁n avy . ▁The ▁remaining ▁crew ▁and ▁L T TE ▁cad res ▁were ▁given ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁surrender ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Indians , ▁K itt u ▁threatened ▁to ▁blow ▁the ▁ship ▁up ▁if ▁the ▁Indian ▁tried ▁to ▁board ▁it . ▁Att empt s ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁fire ▁and ▁prevent ▁it ▁from ▁s inking ▁were ▁delayed ▁by ▁the ▁presence ▁on ▁board ▁of ▁explos ives ▁and ▁host ile ▁crew . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁L T TE ▁radio ▁announced ▁that ▁ten ▁senior ▁L T TE ▁cad res , ▁including ▁K itt u , ▁had ▁committed ▁suic ide . ▁Three ▁days ▁of ▁m our ning , ▁starting ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁were ▁announced . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 3 ▁death s ▁Category : L iber ation ▁Tig ers ▁of ▁T amil ▁E el am ▁members ▁Category : M ale ▁suic ides ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Val v ett ith ur ai ▁Category : Pe ople ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : S ri ▁L ank an ▁T amil ▁reb els ▁Category : Su ic ides ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka <0x0A> </s> ▁H olog ym net is ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁fruit ▁and ▁flower ▁ch