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Equipment used for brewing illicit liquor is seized
On receipt of information, naval personnel attached SLNS Thambapanni located in Puttalam in the North Western Naval Command, seized a set of equipment used to distil illicit liquor in Pinkattiya area yesterday (4). ...
2016-09-05
Navy apprehends 6 persons with 2.24 kg of heroin in Pallimunai
On receipt of intelligence tip off, the naval personnel attached to SLNS Gajaba located in Mannar in North Central Naval Command, apprehended 5 Sri Lankans along with an Indian transferring 2.24 kg of heroin in Pallimunai area this evening (3)....
2016-09-04
Naval and Coast Guard personnel rescue 2 persons drowning in Gopalpuram seas
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijayaba in Nilaweli and the lifesavers of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard rescued 2 persons who were drowning in the seas off Gopalpuram today (3)....
2016-09-04
Navy nabs 2 persons with 2 kg of Kerala Cannabis
A group of naval personnel attached to SLNS Uththara in Kankesanthurai and SLNS Kanchadewa in Kytes arrested to 2 persons who were transferring 2 kg of Kerala Cannabis in the general area of Chavakachcheri yesterday (2)....
2016-09-04
Navy installs a Reverse Osmosis Plant in Kebithigollewa
As part of the Sri Lanka Navy’s community service programmes carried out with the intention of preventing Chronic Interstitial Nephritis in Agricultural Communities (CINAC), a Reverse Osmosis system was installed in Gonahathdenawa, Kebithigollewa for the community use and it was declared open by Commander North Central Naval Area, Commodore Merill Wickramasinghe yesterday (2)....
2016-09-03
Navy apprehends 23 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing activities
Naval personnel attached to Fast Attack Craft P 4444 and P 4445, deployed in the Eastern Naval Command, arrested 13 fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing practices in the sea area off Kokkuthuduwai yesterday (2)....
2016-09-03
Navy nabs 11 fishermen engaged in illegal fishing activities
Naval personnel apprehended 11 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing practices at two separate locations yesterday (1)....
2016-09-02
Navy arrests 3 fishermen for harvesting sea cucumbers violating approved distance
Naval personnel attached to Fast Attack Craft P 436 located in the Eastern Naval Command arrested 3 persons while harvesting sea cucumbers, violating approved distance in the sea area off Valayanakulam today (1). ...
2016-09-02
Navy arrests 7 fishermen for harvesting sea cucumbers without licence
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Uttara located in Kankasanthurai in the Northern Naval Area arrested 7 persons while harvesting sea cucumbers, without valid licence, in the sea area North of Point Pedro yesterday (31)....
2016-09-01
Navy apprehends 2 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Kashyapa located in Vakarei in the Eastern Naval Command arrested 2 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using monofilament nets in the seas off Batticaloa yesterday (31)....
2016-09-01
Navy rescues a person from rip current at Seenigama sea area
Naval personnel attached to Rapid Response Rescue and Relief Squadron managed to rescue a person who got caught in a rip current in the sea area of Seenigama Temple yesterday (30)....
2016-08-31
German Deputy Defence Attaché calls on Commander of the Navy
The Deputy Defence Attache of the German High Commission in Sri Lanka, Lieutenant Colonel Carsten Hoelscher paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters, Colombo today (31). ...
2016-08-31
Navy nabs 2 persons with 5.5 kg of gold
Sri Lanka Navy arrested 2 persons who were attempting to smuggle 5.5 kg of gold to India by a fishing boat last night (30)....
2016-08-31
Navy apprehends 8 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing using unauthorized nets
Naval personnel apprehended 8 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing at two separate locations yesterday (30)....
2016-08-31
Sri Lanka Golf Union conducts a Junior Golf Development Coaching Camp at the Navy Aqua Golf Driving Range in Welisara
The Sri Lanka Golf Union Junior Golf Development Sub Committee organized a Golf coaching camp to provide professional and international coaching exposure by securing the services of highly acclaimed Indian Golf training professional Mr. Bamby Randhawa....
2016-08-30
