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Navy undertakes a cleaning programme at Kumana National Park
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Mahanaga located in Panama belonging to the Southeastern Naval Area undertook a special cleaning programme, under the guidance of Commander Southeastern Naval Area, Commodore Sumith Weerasinghe yesterday (18)....
2016-07-19
Navy apprehends 4 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Buwaneka located in Nachchikuda in the North Central Naval Command arrested 4 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using Monofilament Nets in the seas off Muddalampiddi yesterday (18)....
2016-07-19
Navy emerge Defence Services Triathlon Champions -2016
The Defence Services Triathlon Championship-2016 was held at the beach area of SLNS Walagamba located in Kuchchaveli, under the patronage of Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Travis Sinniah, on 16th July 2016....
2016-07-18
Navy apprehends 5 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Gajaba located in Thalpadu, Mannar in North Central Naval Area, arrested 3 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using unauthorized fishing nets in the seas off Kondampiddi Point yesterday (15)....
2016-07-16
Navy arrests 4 persons engaged in harvesting of sea cucumbers without licence
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Welusumana located in Mandaitivu in the Northern Naval Area arrested 4 persons while harvesting sea cucumbers, without authorized licence, in seas off Mandaitivu and Kalmunai Point yesterday (14)....
2016-07-15
Commander of the Navy calls on Commander US Pacific Fleet and the Commander U.S. Marine Corps and Pacific Commanding General Fleet Marine Force
Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne called on Commander US Pacific Fleet Admiral Scott H. Swift, and Commander U.S. Marine Corps and Pacific Commanding General Fleet Marine Force, Lieutenant General John A. Toolan on two separate occasions during the recently concluded Pacific Command Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) 2016 in Southern California....
2016-07-15
Four Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest four Indian fishermen along with an Indian fishing dhow poaching in Sri Lankan waters South of Mannar today (15)....
2016-07-15
Commander of the Navy Participates in PALS 2016 held in Southern California
At the invitation of Commander U.S. Marine Corps and Pacific Commanding General Fleet Marine Force, Lieutenant General John A. Toolan, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne participated in the Pacific Command Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) 2016....
2016-07-13
Navy apprehends 11 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Buwaneka located in Nachchikuda in the North Central Naval Command arrested 11 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using monofilament nets in the seas off Muddalampiddi yesterday (12)....
2016-07-13
Pungudutivu team wins the final of Soccer tournament of school children in the Island’s sector
Following the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, and the Northern Naval Command commenced several Soccer coaching camps for the school children who are in the Island’s sector of Jaffna Peninsula. ...
2016-07-10
Navy apprehends 6 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Gajaba located in Thalpadu, Mannar in North Central Naval Area, arrested 06 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using unauthorized fishing nets in the seas off Erukkulampiddi Point yesterday (9)....
2016-07-10
Rear Admiral Senarath Jayasinghe retires from 34 years of naval career
Rear Admiral Senarath Jayasinghe who served as the Director General Civil Engineering at the Naval Headquarters, today (08) bade farewell to his illustrious naval career which spanned over 34 years. ...
2016-07-08
“NANGURAMA” the annual publication of Sri Lanka Naval Association is offered to Commander of the Navy
This year’s edition (2016) of the annual magazine “NANGURAMA”, published by the Sri Lanka Naval Association, was offered to Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne by the Chairman of the Naval Association, Captain (Retd) Ashoka Wijegunawardena at the Naval Headquarters today (7)....
2016-07-07
Launching of “Thani Mansale” song collection
A song collection titled “Thani Mansale” written and sung by Lieutenant Commander Mahinda Kuruppuge was launched and the first CD of the collection was offered to Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 30th June 2016. ...
2016-07-07
A consignment of Kerala Ganja apprehended in Kalpitiya
Naval Intelligence personnel rendered their assistance to the troops of Police Special Task Force in Puttalam to arrest a consignment of 100 kgs Kerala Ganja while transferring by a cab in the general area of Mohoththuwaram in Kalpitiya yesterday (6)....
2016-07-07
