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The Flag Ship of the Indian Navy “INS Vickramaditya” arrives at the Port of Colombo
 

The Aircraft Carrier “INS Vickramaditya” and Guided Missile Destroyer “INS Mysore” of the Indian Navy arrived at the Port of Colombo today (21) on a goodwill visit....

2016-01-21

“Vickramaditya” welcomes Sri Lankan Ministers and top-level Defence officials onboard during its maiden Port of Call to Colombo
 

INS Vickramaditya, which is making its maiden Port of Call to Sri Lanka, warmly welcomed the Sri Lankan Ministers and the top-level Defence officials who visited her at the Port of Colombo on 21st January 2016....

2016-01-21

A team of US Marine officials visits SLN Headquarters
 

A team of US Marine officials visited the Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters yesterday (20) to participate at the initial planning conference on navy patrolmen training for the year 2016....

2016-01-21

Navy arrests five local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel deployed on a patrol craft attached to the North Western Naval Command arrested five local fishermen with an FGD engaged in illegal fishing using a monofilament net in the Kudiramalai sea area in Silawathura on 19th January 2016. ...

2016-01-20

Three Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
 

Sri Lanka Navy arrested three Indian fishermen along with a fishing boat (Dhow) poaching in Sri Lankan waters off Mathagal on 19th January 2016. ...

2016-01-20

Six persons arrested for illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya arrested six persons along with two Fiber Glass Dinghies and two fishing nets (Surukku) in the seas between Baththalangunduwa and ‘K’ point whilst engaged in illegal fishing on 18th January 2016. ...

2016-01-19

Commander of the Task Force and Commanding Officers of the visiting PLAN ships call on Commander of the Navy

The Commander of the Task Force and Deputy Chief of Staff of the South Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy, Rear Admiral Yu Manjiang and the Commanding Officers of the three PLAN ships, which are on a goodwill visit to Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 18th January 2016....

2016-01-18

Navy repairs Reverse Osmosis Plant at Janakapura Vidyalaya
 

In response to a request made by the Presidential Task Force for Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease, the Sri Lanka Navy effected repairs to a malfunctioned Reverse Osmosis Plant (RO Plant) at Mu/Janakapura Vidyalaya in Janakapura, Weli Oya, enabling the students to have clean and safe drinking water. ...

2016-01-18

Lieutenant Commander Ishara Karunaratne presents his book, The Monastic Tradition of Sri Lanka
(ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ආරණ්‍ය සේනාසන සම්ප්‍රදාය), to Commander of the Navy

The book The Monastic Tradition of Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ආරණ්‍ය සේනාසන සම්ප්‍රදාය) , written by Lieutenant Commander Ishara Karunaratne, was presented to the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 18th January 2016. ...

2016-01-18

Two Indian naval ships arrive at the port of Colombo for training interaction
 

Indian Navy Sail Training Ships, “Tharangini” and “Sudarshini” arrived at the port of Colombo on 17th January 2016 on a training visit....

2016-01-17

Three Chinese naval ships arrive at the Port of Colombo
 

Three People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) ships, “Liuzhohu”, “Sanya” and “Qinghaihu”, arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 17th January 2016....

2016-01-17

Three Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
 

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest three Indian fishermen along with a fishing trawler poaching in Sri Lankan waters North-West of Kareinagar on 16th January 2016....

2016-01-17

US Ambassador calls on Commander Southern Naval Area

The United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, His Excellency Mr. Atul Keshap called on the Commander Southern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Jagath Ranasinghe at the Southern Naval Command Headquarters in Galle on 14th January 2016. ...

2016-01-16

Navy arrests twenty-two persons engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya arrested 22 persons with 6 Fiber Glass Dinghies (FGDs) on engagement in illegal fishing in the seas between Karativu and Kondachci on 14th January 2016....

2016-01-16

Sri Lanka Navy assists Repatriation of 8 Indian Fishermen
 

The Sri Lanka Navy assisted the repatriation of eight Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan custody on 15th January 2016....

2016-01-15