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Ninety nine senior sailors receive interest free loans
 

Sri Lanka Navy granted interest free loans worth Rs. 500,000 each to another ninety nine (99) senior sailors in a ceremony presided over by the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters today (09th November)....

2018-11-09

Navy assists to bring a critically ill patient ashore
 

Sri Lanka Navy promptly assisted to bring ashore a fisherman who had fallen on a heart stroke onboard the fishing trawler “Laksiri 04” which had left Gandara fisheries harbour on last 5th November. ...

2018-11-07

Navy assists to apprehend six (06) persons for engaging in illegal activities
 

Sri Lanka Navy assisted to apprehend 06 persons engaged in illegal acts at various locations in the island during the past few days....

2018-11-06

Navy General Hospital recognized at Presidential Environmental Awards 2018
 

The Presidential Environmental Awards 2018 organized by the Central Environmental Authority was held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall on 19th October 2018, under the patronage of the President His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena....

2018-11-05

Navy apprehends three persons with 07kg of Gold
 

Three persons while smuggling 7kg of gold were apprehended during a patrol carried out by a group of naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya and naval personnel attached to Cedric boats and inshore patrol craft (IPC) in the North western Naval Command at the Ippanthivu and Kimbulbokka sea area yesterday (03rd November). ...

2018-11-04

Rear Admiral Udaya Sumanasekera bids adieu to Navy
 

Director General (Naval & Air Operations) at the Office of Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Udaya Sumanasekera bade farewell to his 34-year-long illustrious naval career today (03rd November). ...

2018-11-03

Navy assists to Coral replanting project at Southern coastal line
 

A coral replanting project sponsored by Incey Cement Company with the contribution of human resources by the students of Moratuwa University, was inaugurated in the seas around Rumassala in Galle district, yesterday (2nd November). Sri Lanka Navy Diving Unit assists in the project for diving endeavors....

2018-11-03

Seventeen (17) Indian fishermen apprehended for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters
 

The Navy apprehended 17 Indian fishermen along with 03 fishing trawlers for engaging in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters yesterday (29th October)....

2018-10-30

Commander of the Navy calls on the new Prime Minister
 

The Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe called on the Honourable Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at the PM’s office, yesterday (29th October)....

2018-10-30

Vice President of the Republic of Burundi visits Naval Boat Building Yard
 

The Vice President of the Republic of Burundi, His Excellency Gaston Sindimwo who is on an official tour to Sri Lanka, with a delegation visited the Naval Boat Building Yard (NBBY), Welisara, yesterday (28th October). ...

2018-10-29

Navy assists to apprehend two (02) persons for engaging in illegal activities
 

Sri Lanka Navy assisted to apprehend 02 persons engaged in illegal acts at various locations in the island during the past few days....

2018-10-29

Navy brings ashore ill fisherman for immediate treatment
 

The Navy yesterday (28th October) rendered assistance to bring ashore a fisherman who was suffering from a severe chest pain, for immediate treatment. ...

2018-10-29

Renovated Sebamalai Matha Church in Iranathivu vested in the ownership of the public
 

The renovated Sebamalai Matha Church on the Iranathivu island was vested in the ownership of the public on 27th October 2018. ...

2018-10-29

Navy exhibits wide range of craft at Boat Show 2018
 

The Boat Show and Boating Festival 2018 organized by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board and the Boat Building Technology Improvement Institute Lanka Limited commenced at the Yacht Marina of the Port of Galle on 26th October. ...

2018-10-29

Sri Lanka Navy Inter Command Sailing Tournament 2018
 

The Sri Lanka Navy Inter Command Sailing Tournament 2018 was held in the alluring waters in front of the Commander Shanthi Bahar Memorial Sailing Club in Trincomalee on 25th and 26th October 2018....

2018-10-28