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Commander Janaka Hettiarachchi assumes duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Jayasagara
Commander Janaka Hettiarachchi assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Offshore Patrol Vessel, SLNS Jayasagara, today (01st April)....
2019-04-01
Navy recovers the dead body of a drowned person
A diving operation was launched by Navy divers yesterday (31st March) in search of the dead body of a missing person who drowned in the bathing spot at Beligaha road in Yattovita and accordingly the dead body was recovered in the morning today....
2019-04-01
Navy nabs a person with 910g of Cannabis
A team of Naval personnel attached to the Southeastern Naval Command in coordination with Police STF-Arugambay apprehended a person who possessed 910g of cannabis intended for retailing, in a raid carried out in Pothuvil area, yesterday (31st March)....
2019-04-01
Navy apprehends four (04) Nigerians attempted an illegal emigration
Naval personnel attached to a Coastal Patrol Vessel (CPV) belonging to the North Central Naval Command, during their patrol to curb illegal smuggling attempts in the territorial waters of the island, apprehended 04 Nigerian persons and 02 Sri Lankan nationals onboard a suspicious trawler plying in the Northern seas of Sri Lanka yesterday ( 31st March)....
2019-04-01
An ill fisherman rushed ashore by Navy for treatment
Sri Lanka Navy promptly sprang into action to rush a fisherman who had suddenly fallen ill, ashore for treatment today (31st March)....
2019-03-31
1057.42 kg of more Beedi leaves recovered during the Naval raid
Naval personnel attached to North Central Naval Command, apprehended 4 persons with 2026.84 kg of Beedi leaves during a raid carried out in Thlaimannar area on 29th March. ...
2019-03-31
Two persons engaged in fishing without valid passes apprehended by Navy
A group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command, during a patrol conducted in the sea area of wella in Kalpitiya yesterday (30th March), arrested 02 persons engaged in fishing activities without valid passes....
2019-03-31
Fourteen (14) persons held by Navy for illegal fishing
A group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command, during patrol in the sea area of Daluwa in Kalpitiya, apprehended 14 persons for engaging in illegal fishing, using unauthorized nets and other illegal means, yesterday (30th March). ...
2019-03-31
HMAS ‘Canberra’ and ‘Newcastle’ set sail form Colombo harbour concluding missions in Sri Lanka
HMAS ‘Canberra’ and HMAS ‘Newcastle’ - two of the four Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships arrived in Sri Lanka as part of the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019, set sail from the Colombo harbour today (30th March) on successful completion of their training tour. ...
2019-03-30
Four persons nabbed with 570.74kg of Beedi leaves
A group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command, during a search conducted in the sea area of Talaimannar, nabbed 04 persons with 13 parcels of Beedi leaves last night (29th March)....
2019-03-30
Navy recovers 191 unauthorized fishing nets in Batticaloa lagoon area
A troop of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command, during a routine patrol carried out in the Batticaloa lagoon area, managed to recover a large number of unauthorized fishing nets this morning (30th March)....
2019-03-30
Thirteen (13) Direct Entry officers and ten (10) Service Entry candidates commissioned on completion of their basic training
On completion of their basic training, thirteen (13) officers belonging to the 1/2018 Direct Entry intake and ten (10) Service Entry candidates of 1/ 2018 batch were commissioned at a colourful passing out ceremony held at the main parade ground of the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee today (29th March)...
2019-03-29
A haul of Beedi leaves floating in the sea recovered by the Navy
A haul of Beedi leaves floating in the sea was recovered by crew members of a Fast Attack Craft and a Coastal Patrol Vessel of SL Navy, during a patrol carried out in the seas of Mannar South, today (29th March). ...
2019-03-29
03rd Annual academic session of SLCOMM
The 03rd annual academic session of Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine (SLCOMM) was held under the theme “Military Medicine, Looking Ahead: Enhancing Military – Civilian Medical Synergies” from 22nd to 24th March 2019 at Eagles Lake Side Banquet & Convention Hall, Attidiya under the auspices of the State Minister of Defence and Mass Media, Hon. Ruwan Wijewardena....
2019-03-29
Two (02) Royal Australian Navy ships depart from Trincomalee harbour on completion of their training visit
Two of the four Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships - HMAS ‘Success’ and HMAS ‘Parramatta’,which arrived in Sri Lanka as part of the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019, departed from the Trincomalee harbour on successful completion of their training visit on 27th March. ...
2019-03-29
