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06 persons onboard suspicious dinghy held in northern seas
Naval personnel onboard a Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command, during routine patrol, intercepted a suspicious dinghy with 06 persons in northern seas yesterday (15 May 2018)....
2018-05-16
India releases five Sri Lankan fishermen with the assistance of Sri Lanka Navy, Coast Guard and Indian Coast Guard
Five (05) Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by the Indian Coast Guard for trespassing into the Indian territorial waters, were released form Indian custody with the assistance of Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard Department today (15 May)....
2018-05-15
Lieutenant Commander Senaka Wahala assumes duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Edithara II
Lieutenant Commander (C) Senaka Wahala today (15 May 2018) assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Fast Gun Boat, SLNS Edithara II....
2018-05-15
Indian Chief of the Army Staff meets Commander of the Navy
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army General Bipin Rawat and the delegation who are on an official visit to Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo, today (14 May)....
2018-05-14
Navy riders storm to several victories at ‘Uda Walawe Supercross’ 2018
The ‘Uda Walawe Supercross’ 2018 organized by Sri Lanka Army Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Regiment (SLEME) in collaboration with Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club ( SLMCC) worked off at the Crsftsman Autodrome racing track in Sewanagala yesterday ( 13 May 2018)....
2018-05-14
Twenty eight (28) persons apprehended for engaging in illegal activities
Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 28 persons engaged in illegal acts at several locations in the island during the past few days. These suspects were held for engaging in illegal fishing....
2018-05-14
Three Direct Entry Dental Officers & Six Service Entry Candidates commissioned at NMA
Three (03) Naval Dental lady officers belong to the 02/2017 Direct Entry Intake and Six (06) Service Entry candidates of 01/ 2017 intakes were commissioned at a colourful passing out ceremony held at the main parade ground of the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on 11th May 2018 on completion of their training....
2018-05-11
Appointment letters awarded for 61st intake of Officer Cadets
The awarding ceremony of appointment letters for sixty (60) Officer Cadets of 61st intake was held under the patronage of Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Admiral Somathilaka Dissanayake auditorium in SLNS Parakrama today (11th May)....
2018-05-11
Poland Defence Attaché calls on Commander of the Navy
The Defence Attaché for the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in India accredited to Sri Lanka, Colonel Slawomir Koltun paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval headquarters today (11th May)....
2018-05-11
Pacific Partnership 2018 signs off after a successful mission in Trincomalee
Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP 18) made yet another mission stop in Trincomalee, with the arrival of USNS Mercy, the lead ship of her class of hospital ships in the United States Navy on 25th April 2018....
2018-05-10
Director General Indian Coast Guard calls on Commander of the Navy
The Director General of Indian Coast Guard Vice Admiral Rajendra Singh who participated in the 3rd Staff Talks between senior officers of Indian Coast Guard and Sri Lankan Coast Guard, called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimewan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters today (9th May)....
2018-05-09
Northern Naval Command conducts a field medical clinic in Jaffna
As a part of the Sri Lanka Navy’s cooperate social responsibility project, the Northern Naval Command conducted a field medical clinic for resettled people at Mawadipurum model village in Kankasanthurai on 06th May 2018....
2018-05-08
Navy intercepts suspicious FGD with 14 persons in northern seas
Naval personnel onboard a Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command, during routine patrol, intercepted a suspicious dinghy with 14 persons in northern seas in the wee hours of today (05 May 2018)....
2018-05-05
Sri Lanka, India hold 29th International Maritime Boundary Line meeting
The 29th International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) meeting between Sri Lanka and India was held onboard Indian Naval Ship ‘Sumithra’ at the Indo-Sri Lanka Maritime Boundary Line off Kankasanthurai yesterday (03 May 2018)....
2018-05-04
Australian Defence Advisor calls on Commander Eastern Naval Area
The Defence Advisor of Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka, Group Captain Sean Unvin paid a courtesy call on the Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Niraja Ategalle at the Eastern Naval Command Headquarters yesterday (3rd May)....
2018-05-04
