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BNS Bangabandhu arrives at port of Colombo
A guided missile frigate of the Bangladesh Navy, BNS Bangabandhu arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (22 March). ...
2018-03-22
Navy transfers injured fisherman ashore for treatment
SLNS Ranarisi the Fast Gun Boat attached to Eastern Naval Command promptly transferred an injured fisherman who was onboard a fishing trawler, ashore for treatment today (20 March)....
2018-03-20
Commodore Kalana Jinadasa assumes office as Commandant NMA
Commodore Kalana Jinadasa, the newly appointed Commandant of the premier training institution of Sri Lanka Navy - Naval & Maritime Academy (NMA), assumed duties at the Commandant’s Office yesterday (19 March). ...
2018-03-20
Navy trims portion of banyan tree leaning dangerously across Hamilton Canal
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Kelani on 16 March rendered assistance to remove a large portion of the banyan tree that was leaning dangerously across Hamilton Canal, Elakanda posing greater problems to the community....
2018-03-19
Navy conducts workshop on compering
A workshop organized for the first time by Sri Lanka Navy Media, to hone compering skills of naval personnel, came to a successful end on 17th March....
2018-03-19
Eleven persons engaged in illegal acts apprehended by Navy
Navy apprehended 11 persons engaged in illegal acts at several locations in the island during the past few days. ...
2018-03-19
SLNS Samudura and Suranimila return home after Indian tour
SLNS Samudura and Suranimila of Sri Lanka Navy, which left for India on 02 March to attend MILAN - an initiative of the Indian Navy aimed to create a forum for the littoral navies of the region to exchange thoughts in the area of maritime cooperation, returned the port of Colombo today (17 March) on completion of successful tour....
2018-03-17
SLNS Mihikatha receives 2 main engines from Australian Government
Strengthening the long standing bilateral relationship between Australia and Sri Lanka further, the Australian Government provided 2 main engines for the Sri Lanka Navy Ship (SLNS) Mihikatha yesterday (14 March)....
2018-03-15
SLNS Dakshina celebrates her 26th anniversary on colourful note
The ship’s crew of SLNS Dakshina, under the able guidance of its Commanding Officer Captain (N) Jagath Premarathna conducted a number of religious and social welfare activities to celebrate the 26th anniversary of SLNS Dakshina in Galle, which fell on 9th March....
2018-03-13
Rear Admiral Niraja Atygalle assumes duties as Commander Eastern Naval Area
Rear Admiral Niraja Atygalle assumed duties as the newly appointed Commander Eastern Naval Area today (12 March)....
2018-03-12
Inter Command Athletics Championship-2018 marks a successful conclusion
The Inter Command Athletics Championship-2018 of the Sri Lanka Navy was successfully held at the sport ground of the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on 10th and 11th of March 2018....
2018-03-12
Navy conducts a workshop on Flood Early Warning and Relief System
A workshop regarding Naval role in combination with other institutions in the area on a possible flooding situation to Rathnapura district and establishing the Flood Early Warning and Relief System was conducted at the auditorium of District Secretariat Rathnapura , by Sri Lanka Navy’s Geo Information System on last 8th March....
2018-03-12
Chief of Staff,Joint Staff, Japanese Self Defence Force meets Commander Western Naval Area
Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japanese Self Defence Force Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano met Commander Western Naval Area Rear Admiral Nishantha Ulugetanna at the Western Naval Command Headquarters in Colombo yesterday( 9 March )....
2018-03-10
First nautical chart prepared by SLN Hydrographic Service handed over to Commander of the Navy
The first nautical chart prepared by the SLN Hydrographic Service (SLNHS) covering the Kachchaitivu Island was officially handed over to the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe by the Chief Hydrographer, Rear Admiral Sisira Jayakody at the Naval Headquarters today (09 March)....
2018-03-09
Navy calls stakeholders to discuss effective CBRN methodology
Sri Lanka Navy held a constructive dialogue to discuss a methodology for coordinating and mitigating national level Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) incidents at ports and harbours, with the interested stakeholders in the sphere. ...
2018-03-09
