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Navy apprehends 6 persons harvesting Sea Cucumbers illegally
 

Naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Area arrested 6 persons while harvesting sea cucumbers using illegal fishing methods in the seas off Point Pedro yesterday (7). ...

2017-05-08

Colombo Supercross 2017 flagged off at the Navy’s gravel track in Welisara
 

Colombo Supercross 2017, the inaugural motor sports event organized by the Sri Lanka Navy in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders (SLARDAR), was flagged of on a successful note today (07) at the motocross and gravel track in Welisara....

2017-05-07

Navy renders assistance to raid cannabis cultivation in Lahugala Forest
 

On receipt of intelligence information to the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the Southeastern Naval Command in coordination with STF personnel of Shasthraweli recovered a cannabis cultivation in Lahugala Forest, during a raid carried out yesterday (6)....

2017-05-07

21 kg of Kerala Cannabis recovered
 

Naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command, during a route patrol, recovered 21 kg of Kerala Cannabis abandoned in Uduththurai area today (06). ...

2017-05-06

Colombo Supercross - 2017 to speed off in Welisara on 7th May
 

The inaugural motor sport event organized by the Sri Lanka Navy in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers and Riders (SLARDAR), ‘Colombo Supercross -2017’ is scheduled to be commenced tomorrow (7) at 0830 hrs at the Navy’s gravel racing track, Welisara....

2017-05-06

Four persons apprehended with 04 kg of Kerala Cannabis
 

On receipt of intelligence information to the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the Western Naval Command in coordination with Thalangama (North) Police, during two separate raids, arrested four persons with 04 kg of Kerala Cannabis on 04th May....

2017-05-06

The 200th Reverse Osmosis plant declared open
 

Under a visionary concept of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne and with spirited leadership of Captain Priyankara Dissanayake of Navy’s Research and Development Unit, the Sri Lanka Navy initiated a timely programme in view of finding solutions to widespread community problems among civilian population. ...

2017-05-05

‘Sarvagna Dathu’ Relics brought in procession to the Naval Headquarters
 

The ‘Sarvagna Dathu’ Relics’ brought in possession from the premises of the Sandagiri Maha Seya in Tissamaharama via sea on-board SLNS Sayura, reached their initial destination, the Naval Headquarters by 0900 hrs today (5)....

2017-05-05

SLNS Sagara and SLNS Nandimithra leave for Singapore
 

Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessels, SLNS Sagara and SLNS Nandimithra left for Singapore from the Port of Colombo today (5) to take part in the International Maritime Defence Exhibition scheduled to be held in Singapore....

2017-05-05

Navy arrests 04 persons engaged in harvesting Sea Cucumbers without licence
 

Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Area arrested 04 persons while harvesting sea cucumbers, without authorized licence, in the Inner Harbour area off Trincomalee today (05). ...

2017-05-05

Navy recovers 17 kg of Kerala Cannabis abandoned in Uduththurai Area
 

Naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command, during a night patrol, recovered 17 kg of Kerala Cannabis abandoned in Uduththurai area yesterday (04)....

2017-05-05

Navy’s second Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel officially launched at Goa Shipyard Ltd, India
 

The Sri Lanka Navy’s second Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV), SLNS ‘Sindurala’ which is being built at the Goa Shipyard Ltd, was officially launched on 02nd May, in India. ...

2017-05-04

Rear Admiral Vasantha Fernando retires from illustrious naval service
 

The Director General Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Rear Admiral Vasantha Fernando bade farewell to his 35 years of illustrious naval career today (4). ...

2017-05-04

Thirty second edition of ‘Sayurusara’ Magazine launched
 

The 32nd edition of the Sayurusara Magazine which encompasses articles of the naval personnel, was presented to the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne by the Chief Editor of the magazine Lieutenant Commander Ruwan Premaweera at the Naval Headquarters today (4)....

2017-05-04

Pakistan Naval Ship ‘Zulfiquar’ arrives at the Port of Colombo
 

Pakistan Naval Ship (PNS) ‘Zulfiquar’ arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (04)....

2017-05-04