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Navy assists to rescue 11 fishermen stranded in the sea
 

A group of eleven fishermen who were distressed in the seas off Galle were rescued by a Fast Attack Craft attached to the Southern Naval Command, today (20th August)....

2018-08-20

Japanese “Ikazuchi” arrives at the Port of Trincomalee
 

“Ikazuchi” a Naval ship belongs to Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, arrived at the port of Trincomalee today (20th August) on a good will visit. ...

2018-08-20

Commander (C) Ranga De Zoysa assumes duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Ranarisi.
 

Commander (C) Ranga De Zoysa assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Fast Gun Boat, SLNS Ranarisi, today (20th August)....

2018-08-20

Navy assists to apprehend 28 persons engaged in illegal activities
 

Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 28 persons engaged in illegal acts and a haul of Kerala Cannabis hidden for sale....

2018-08-20

Captain (G) Udaya Kumarasinghe assumes duties as new Commanding Officer of SLNS Sindurala
 

Captain (G) Udaya Kumarasinghe assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Navy's Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) SLNS Sindurala, yesterday (19 August)....

2018-08-20

83.5 kg of Kerala cannabis found from northern seas
 

Naval personnel onboard a Fast Attack Craft in the Northern Naval Command has found 83.5 kg of Kerala cannabis parcels, at 8NM in the seas north of Kankesanthurai today (18 August 2018)....

2018-08-18

PMSS Kashmir leaves for her next port of call
 

Pakistan Maritime Security Ship (PMSS) Kashmir which arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 13th August, left for her remaining sailing itinerary from the Colombo harbour today (16th August), on completion of a successful tour. ...

2018-08-16

Navy’s 419th RO plant declared open at the village of Daluwa
 

Yet another Corporate Social Responsibility project of the Sri Lanka Navy came to a close yesterday (14th August) with a Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant being declared open at the village of Daluwa, Palaviya in Kalpitiya under the patronage of the Navy Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Piyal De Silva. ...

2018-08-15

Navy brings ill fishermen ashore for immediate treatment
 

The Fast Attack Craft P 439 attached to the Eastern Naval Command brought an ill fisherman aboard a multi-day fishing trawler to ashore for immediate treatment today (13th August)....

2018-08-13

Commander of the Navy delivers General Deshamanya Dennis Perera Memorial Oration
 

The annual General Deshamanya Dennis Perera Memorial Oration organized for the sixth time was held at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University in Rathmalana on 11th August 2018....

2018-08-13

Commanding Officer of PMSS Kashmir calls on Commander of the Navy
 

Commanding Officer, Captain Azhar Mahmood of the Pakistan Maritime Security Ship (PMSS) Kashmir which arrived in Sri Lanka on a four-day official tour, called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters today (13th August)....

2018-08-13

Navy assists apprehension of 18 persons engaged in illegal acts
 

Navy apprehended 18 persons for engaging in illegal practices at separate locations over the last couple of days. ...

2018-08-13

PMSS Kashmir arrives at the port of Colombo
 

Pakistan Maritime Security Ship (PMSS) Kashmir arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (13th August). ...

2018-08-13

PLAN ship Qian Weichang sets sail from Colombo harbour on successful completion of tour
 

Concluding her four-day official visit in Sri Lanka, the People's Liberation Army Navy ship Qian Weichang set sail from the Colombo harbour today (11th August)....

2018-08-11

Navy apprehends 27 Indian fishermen for fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters
 

Twenty seven (27) Indian fishermen along with 4 dhows engaged in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters were apprehended by the Sri Lanka Navy around 5.00 p.m. yesterday (10th August)....

2018-08-11