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Five persons nabbed for transportation of 942 packets of red onion seeds illegally
On receipt of an intelligence tip-off to the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command in coordination with the Silawathura Police apprehended 5 suspects engaged in illegal transportation of red onion seeds in Kokkupadayan, Silawathura today (26)....
2017-04-26
Pakistan National Defence University delegation calls on Chief of Staff of the Navy
A delegation of the Pakistan National Defence University currently on a study tour called on the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters today (25). ...
2017-04-25
SL Navy – Indian Coast Guard facilitate repatriation of seven Sri Lankan fishermen
Sri Lankan Navy today (25, April), facilitated the repatriation of seven Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by the Indian Coast Guard for trespassing into Indian territorial waters. ...
2017-04-25
Ambassador of Republic of Seychelles calls on Commander of the Navy
The Ambassador of the Republic of Seychelles, HE David Claude Pierre paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (24). ...
2017-04-24
Navy apprehends six persons engaged in illegal fishing practices using dynamite
Naval Special Boat Squadron (SBS) personnel in the Eastern Naval Command, apprehended 6 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing practices using dynamite in the sea area off Kuchchaveli yesterday (23)....
2017-04-24
Gregory Lake splashed by Jet Ski riders
The ‘Jet Ski Championship-Navy Cup 2017’ organized for the fourth time by the Sri Lanka Navy in collaboration with the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council, worked off at the alluring waters of Gregory Lake in the cool climes of picturesque Nuwara Eliya on a high note today (22)....
2017-04-23
Navy apprehends 3 fishermen for fishing lobsters by illegal means
Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command apprehended 3 fishermen who engaged in illegal lobster fishing practices by means of banned nets in the seas off Pigeon Island, Nilaweli yesterday (22)....
2017-04-23
Navy records a number of victories at Fox Hill Super Cross 2017
Displaying stunning performances, the ace racers of the Sri Lanka Navy recorded several victories in number of racing events at Fox Hill Super Cross 2017, the premier event of the Sri Lankan racing calendar, worked off at the Fox Hill racetrack in the salubrious hills of Diyatalawa. The event was organised by the Military Academy of the Sri Lanka Army....
2017-04-23
Navy apprehends a person with 511 kg of red sandalwood
On receipt of intelligence information to the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the North Western Naval Command apprehended a person who was on an attempt to smuggle 511 kg of red sandalwood into the country from India via sea, today (23)....
2017-04-23
Navy apprehends a suspect with 2 Kg of Kerala Cannabis
On a naval tip off received, the naval personnel of Western Naval Area with the assistance of Wattala Police, during a search operation, nabbed a suspect for possession of Kerala cannabis weighing 2 Kg in Wattala general area today (22)....
2017-04-22
Commander of the Navy declares open Mariner’s Mini Restaurant
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne declared open the newly constructed Mariner’s Restaurant in Nuwara Eliya today (21)....
2017-04-21
Newly constructed Secretariat of Naval Association declared open
The newly constructed Secretariat of the Naval Association at SLNS Gemunu in Welisara was declared open today (20) by the Commander of Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne. The building complex had been designed to be erected in four storeys and the construction work of the ground floor has been completed as of now....
2017-04-20
Six suspects arrested with 13.2 kg of dried turtle meat
Coast Guard personnel deployed at Cod Bay fisheries harbour, during a search, recovered 13.2 kg of dried turtle meat from a multiday fishing trawler anchored at the harbour yesterday (19). ...
2017-04-20
Navy assists to bring a critically ill fisherman ashore for treatment
Acting on information disseminated by the Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources, the Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to rush a critically ill fisherman, aboard a multiday fishing trawler, ashore today (20). ...
2017-04-20
Navy’s concern over ailing daughter of naval Petty Officer
The daughter of naval Petty Officer WG Wickramasuriya is suffering from long term illness and face with quite a number of difficulties when she is visiting hospitals and clinics to receive medical treatment for her ailments over the years. ...
2017-04-20
