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Navy apprehends two persons with heroin

A Naval team apprehended two persons with 5mg of heroin at CEYNOR Fisheries habuor area in Gurunagr, Jaffna, yesterday (23rd April)....

2019-04-24

Four (04) persons engaged in fishing using explosives held by Navy

A group of naval personnel arrested four (04) suspects who engaged in fishing using explosives in the seas off Vankalai yesterday (23rd April). ...

2019-04-24

Navy apprehends 12 persons for catching sea cucumber

A group of naval personnel apprehended 12 persons for catching sea cucumber by illegal means in the sea area west of Coma Point yesterday (23rd April). ...

2019-04-24

Navy apprehends 6 persons engaged in fishing without valid passes

A Naval team had apprehended 6 persons who engaged in illegal fishing in the seas off Mandathivu island, yesterday (22nd April)....

2019-04-23

Haul of heroin and fishing trawler seized by the Navy brought ashore

The haul of heroin along with the multiday fishing trawler seized by naval personnel attached to SLNS ‘Sagara’ during a special mission carried out yesterday (22nd April), was brought to the Trincomalee harbour this morning (23rd April). ...

2019-04-23

SLNS ‘Nipuna’ celebrates its silver jubilee on a grand note

Sri Lanka Navy Ship ‘Nipuna’ celebrates its silver jubilee on 20th April.                                                                  ...

2019-04-23

About 275 kg of drugs apprehended at sea

Sri Lanka Navy apprehends about 275 Kg of narcotic substance suspected to be Heroine at sea today on a tip off from Police Narcotic Bureau. ...

2019-04-22

Navy recovers banned fishing nets in Ullackalie lagoon area

A group of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command recovered a few banned fishing nets during a patrol carried out in Ullackalie lagoon area, this morning (21st April)....

2019-04-22

SLNS ‘Sindurala’ celebrates her 1st anniversary

SLNS ‘Sindurala’ which is one of the Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPVs) of the Sri Lanka Navy celebrated her 1st anniversary on a grand note yesterday (20th April)....

2019-04-21

Navy recovers 181 Unauthorized fishing nets in Batticaloa lagoon area

Navy recovered 181 banned fishing nets in Batticoloa lagoon area,today(20th April).                                                 ...

2019-04-20

Navy rescues a girl drowning in Panama lagoon

Navy rescued a girl who was drowning in the Panama lagoon, yesterday (19th April).                                                ...

2019-04-20

Two Jet Ski riders pulled from waters of Lake Gregory

Sri Lanka Navy managed to rescue two persons who fell into water while riding Jet Ski at the Lake Gregory in Nuwara Eliya today (19th April). ...

2019-04-19

Commander Ruwan Edirisinghe takes over command of SLNS Ranawickrama

Commander (ND) Ruwan Edirisinghe took over the duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Fast Gun Boat (FGB) SLNS Ranawickrama today (19th April). ...

2019-04-19

Navy recovers body of youth drowned at Galabada Ella

A group of Navy divers today (19th April) recovered a body of a youth who went missing after falling into the Galabada Ella....

2019-04-19

Officers of US Navy ships meet Commander Southern Naval Area

A group of officers from the US Navy ships, USNS ‘Millinocket’ and USS ‘Spruance’ which arrived in Sri Lanka for the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)-2019 exercise, met Commander Southern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Kapila Samaraweera yesterday (18th April). ...

2019-04-19