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Awareness programme on elimination of illegal fishing practices held in Trincomalee
A programme to make naval personnel aware of illegal fishing gear and practices was held at the mini-auditorium of the Eastern Naval Command on 24th September 2019....
2019-09-25
Northern Naval Command conducts a beach cleaning programme
SL Navy conducted number of beach cleaning campaigns to coincide with the ‘National Coastal and Marine Resources Conservation Week’ which had been declared from 16th to 21st September....
2019-09-25
840kg of beedi leaves found during naval operations
The Navy found 840kg of beedi leaves during a search conducted in Talaimannr beach area today (25th September 2019)....
2019-09-25
Navy assists to apprehend a drug trafficker
A person with 500g of local Cannabis was held by Navy during a raid carried out in coordination with Police STF, at Aluthgoda area in Tissamaharama, on 24th September 2019....
2019-09-25
Navy assists apprehension of person with narcotics
The Navy with the assistance of Mannar Division Vice Squad on 24th September 2019 conducted a raid in Sririnawattakulam general area, Mannar and apprehended a drug peddler....
2019-09-25
Navy’s diving operation to clean Idigasketiya pump house
The Navy conducted a clean-up effort at the Idigasketiya pump house which was stuck with debris clogged there following the inclement weather condition, on 24th September 2019....
2019-09-25
Lieutenant Commander (G) Rukmal Edirisinghe assumes duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Ranagaja
Lieutenant Commander (G) Rukmal Edirisinghe assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Navy’s Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM), SLNS Ranagaja today (24th September)....
2019-09-24
Navy finds 65kg haul of beedi leaves in seas off Kachchativu Island
During a search conducted in the sea area off the Kachchativu Island, the Navy found a 65kg haul of beedi leaves on 23rd September 2019. ...
2019-09-24
Navy recovers RPG in Jinnapuram
A rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) was recovered by Navy during a search carried out in Jinnapuram, Pulmoddai on 23rd September 2019....
2019-09-24
Navy springs into action to assist people affected by inclement weather
The Navy, in responding to flooding reported across the country following the inclement weather, has deployed Navy relief teams in various regions in the country, going by the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva....
2019-09-24
Navy apprehends 06 persons for catching fish using unauthorized fishing nets
The Navy apprehended 06 persons who were catching fish using unauthorized fishing nets in the sea area off the Kadeawella Point on 23rd September 2019....
2019-09-24
Commander of the Navy visits Kuchachaweli to watch ‘Cormorant Strike - 2019’
The joint tri-service Field Training Exercise (FTX), 'Cormorant Strike X - 2019', organized by the Sri Lanka Army for the 10th consecutive year, took place with the participation of foreign service personnel covering the Eastern, Central, Western and North Central Provinces....
2019-09-23
Navy assists to apprehend person with Kerala cannabis
The Navy in coordination with the Divisional Vice Squad of Mannar apprehended a person with Kerala cannabis in Eluththoor area, Mannar today (23rd September 2019)....
2019-09-23
Sri Lanka Navy becomes a finalist in The Maritime Standard Awards 2019
The Sri Lanka Navy has been selected as a ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Award Finalists’ in The Maritime Standard Awards (TMS) – 2019....
2019-09-23
An illegal immigrant form India and five suspects held by Navy
The Navy, during a raid conducted in Thondamanaru area, Jaffna on 22nd September 2019, apprehended an illegal immigrant from India along with 05 more suspects....
2019-09-23
