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Navy arrests seventeen local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing in Trincomalee
 

Naval personnel attached to SLN Dockyard in Trincomalee arrested seventeen local fishermen with two FGDs engaged in illegal fishing using unauthorized fishing gears in the seas off Chapel Island in Trincomalee on 22nd March 2016....

2016-03-23

Commander of the Navy Participates in the ReCAAP 2016 Summit in Singapore

The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) commemorated the 10th Anniversary in Singapore on the 18th March 2016 with the participation of delegations from twenty countries....

2016-03-21

SLN arrests 2 Indian fishermen with 6.5 kilograms of Kerala Cannabis

Naval craft of the Northern Naval Command which were on routine patrol arrested 2 Indian fishermen with 6.5 kilograms of Kerala Cannabis in the seas North of Point Pedro today (20)....

2016-03-20

Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine (SLCOMM) Established
 

Marking a major milestone in Sri Lankan military history, over 400 medical and dental officers of the three armed forces combined to establish Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine (SLCOMM) at the inaugural general meeting convened on Friday the 18th March. ...

2016-03-19

Navy renders assistance in fixing refurbished water pumps at "Tissa Wewa pump house"
 

The water purification centre at the sacred city of Anuradhapura obtains its water requirement from Tissa Wewa by means of 3 submerged water pumps....

2016-03-19

Naval personnel nab six local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLN Dockyard arrested six local fishermen, with 3 Fiber Glass Dinghies, engaged in illegal fishing in the seas off Koneshwaram, Trincomalee on 16th March 2016. ...

2016-03-17

Navy arrests seven fishermen engaged in illegal harvesting of sea cucumbers
 

On receipt of information, naval personnel attached to SLNS Buwaneka in North Central Naval Command arrested 7 fishermen who engaged in illegal harvesting of sea cucumbers in the seas off Nachchikuda on 14th March 2016....

2016-03-16

Australian High Commissioner calls on Commander of the Navy
 

The Australian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka His Excellency Bryce Hutchesson called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 15th March 2016....

2016-03-15

Naval personnel recover 187 kilograms of Kerala Cannabis
 

On receipt of information naval personnel attached to SLNS Therapuththa located in North Western Naval Command recovered 187 kilograms of Kerrala Cannabis concealed under a scrub near a fishing hamlet in Silawathurai, today (15). ...

2016-03-15

Navy beat Police in the Clifford Cup Rugby Quarter-Finals
 

Navy Sports Club secured their semi-final position when they beat Police Sports Club by 19 points (2 tries and 3 penalties) to 10 points (1 try, 1 conversion and 1 penalty) in the Clifford Cup Knock-out Rugby Tournament fourth-quarter final match played at the Race Course in Reid Avenue on 14th March 2016. ...

2016-03-15

Navy’s Inter Command Athletics Meet held in Trincomalee
 

Sri Lanka Navy’s Inter Command Athletics Meet was held in the sports ground of Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on 12th and 13th March 2016 in a flamboyant fashion....

2016-03-15

Navy assists to protect mangrove environment
 

Under the visionary concept of Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, another two phases of the mangrove plantation project, in view of stopping sea erosion, were held in Northern and North Central Commands....

2016-03-15

Navy arrests three local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Mahanaga in Panama arrested three local fishermen with an FGD engaged in illegal fishing between Sangamankanda and Thirukkovil sea areas on 12th March 2016....

2016-03-13

Twenty eight Indian fishermen are arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
 

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Department of Coast Guard to arrest 28 Indian fishermen who were poaching, in three separate incidents, yesterday (12) in Sri Lankan waters....

2016-03-13

Forty two sailors of artificer branch are awarded Diploma Certificates
 

Forty two sailors of naval artificer branch were awarded diploma certificates on successful completion of their course of study....

2016-03-11