The resumption of violence .
Concerns were mounting among the military establishment that the strategically crucial Sri Lanka Navy base in Trincomalee was under grave threat from LTTE gun positions located in and around Sampur , which lies across the Koddiyar Bay from Trincomalee .
Since the resumption of violence , concerns were mounting among the military establishment that the strategically crucial Sri Lanka Navy base in Trincomalee was under grave threat from LTTE gun positions located in and around Sampur , which lies across the Koddiyar Bay from Trincomalee .