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Senior officers of JMSDF meet Commander Western Naval Area
 

Rear Admiral Tatsuya Fukuda, the Commander Escort Flotilla Four of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in association with the Commanding Officers of the JMSDF ships ‘Kaga’ and ‘Inazuma’, Captain Hideki Mizuta and Commander Yuki Ochimizu, who arrived in Sri Lanka on 30th September, met the Commander Western Naval Area, Rear Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Western Naval Command Headquarters yesterday (01st October)....

2018-10-02

Workshop for judges on illegal fishing held at Southern Naval Command

A workshop, organized by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization for the benefit of judges, was held at the auditorium of the Southern Naval Command on 29th September....

2018-10-01

Fifteen (15) persons apprehended for engaging in illegal activities
 

Navy apprehended 15 persons for engaging in illegal activities at separate locations of the country over the past few days. ...

2018-10-01

Inaugural Commandant’s Cup Sailing Regatta held in Trincomalee
 

The inauguration of Commandant’s Cup Sailing Regatta, organized by the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), was held in the alluring waters off Sandy Bay in the port city of Trincomalee ‍from 27th to 29th September....

2018-09-30

Two JMSDF ships arrive at port of Colombo
 

Two ships - ‘Kaga’ and ‘Inazuma’ belonging to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (30th September)....

2018-09-30

Commander of the Navy addresses International Seapower Symposium in USA
 

The Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe attended the International Seapower Symposium held from 18-21 Sep 18 at US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. ...

2018-09-28

A delegation of Indian Army Higher Command Course visits Naval Headquarters
 

A delegation of Indian Army Higher Command Course headed by Brigadier H Singh Dhodi who are on an official tour to Sri Lanka visited Naval Headquarters, on last 25th September. The delegation is comprised of 15 senior Indian Army officers. ...

2018-09-28

Navy Commander observes Cormorant Strike Field Training exercise
 

The joint tri-services Field Training Exercise (FTX), 'Cormorant Strike IX - 2018', organized by the Sri Lanka Army for the 9th consecutive year, was taken place with the participation of foreign service personnel and covering the Eastern, Central, Western and North Central Provinces. ...

2018-09-27

Navy provides drinking water for people distressed by drought
 

As another step of Sri Lanka Navy’s community welfare programme, the civil people who were distressed by the drought prevailed in several areas in the island, were provided with pure drinking water by SL Navy....

2018-09-27

Navy recovers 114.955 Kg of KG at Vellamundalama in Puttalam
 

A haul Kerala Cannabis weighted 114.955 Kg which was hidden in a shrub area at Vellamundalama in Puttalam, was recovered by a troop of naval personnel attached to ND Vellamundalama established under the Rapid Action Boats Squadron (RABS) HQ. ...

2018-09-27

Two persons apprehended with 28 Kg of KG at Northern seas
 

Two persons with 28 Kg of Kerala Cannabis, were apprehended by the crew of a Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command, yesterday (25th Sep)....

2018-09-26

Navy assists the National Coastal and Marine Resources Conservation Week
 

In coincide with the “International Beach Clean-up Day”, a week for National Coastal and Marine Resources Conservation had been declared from 15th to 21st Sep. in Sri Lanka....

2018-09-26

SLNS Sindurala returns home after month-long naval exercise – KAKADU 2018
 

On completion of the longest sea passage for a naval exercise of the Sri Lanka Navy, SLNS “Sindurala” returned home yesterday (24th September)....

2018-09-25

Sandy bay Navy Cup- 2018, Golf Tournament at Trincomalee
 

“Sandy Bay Navy cup-2018” the first ever Golf Tournament organized by SL Navy was held in Sandy Bay Golf Course -Trincomalee on 23rd September 2018...

2018-09-25

Fifteen persons collared for engaging in illegal activities
 

Navy nabbed 15 persons engaged in several unlawful acts including; illegal fishing and peddling illegal drugs at separate locations of the island over the last couple of days. ...

2018-09-25