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Navy arrests 7 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Walagamba located in Kuchchaweli in the Eastern Naval Command apprehended 7 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using unauthorized explosives in the seas off Kuchchaweli yesterday (14).
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2016-06-15

Navy renders assistance to repair Kosgama Government Hospital damaged by Salawa armoury Explosion
 

Naval personnel started the repair work of Kosgama Government Hospital which was damaged due to the explosion took place at Salawa Army camp on 5th June 2016.
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2016-06-13

Naval personnel nab twenty-three local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vidura located in Sampoor in the Eastern Naval Command arrested twenty-three local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing using unauthorized nets in the seas off Sampoor yesterday (12)....

2016-06-13

Fleet Amphibious Landing Exercise of Amphibious Operation Course comes to an end
 

The final Fleet Amphibious Landing Exercise of the 2nd Amphibious Operation Course carried out by the Navy’s Patrolman Branch, came to an end at the coastal belt of SLNS Kashyapa in Vakarei on 09th June 2016....

2016-06-11

Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel built for Sri Lanka Navy is launched in Goa, India
 

The launching ceremony of the Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel, built by Goa Shipyards Ltd for the Sri Lanka Navy, came about on a grand scale at Goa Shipyard in India today (10)....

2016-06-10

Navy helps to develop Soccer in the schools located in the Islands of Northern Naval Command
 

As per the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, the Northern Naval Command commenced several Soccer coaching camps for the school children who are in the Islands of Jaffna Peninsula....

2016-06-09

Naval personnel nab three local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya, Kalpitiya in Northwestern Naval Command arrested three local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing using unauthorized nets in the seas off Ippantivu and Periyaarachchal yesterday (8)....

2016-06-09

Six Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
 

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest six Indian fishermen, along with an Indian fishing trawler, poaching in Sri Lankan waters North of Talaimannar today (09). ...

2016-06-09

Commander of the Navy participates in World Oceans Day celebration
 

The World Oceans Day national ceremony was held at the Viharamahadevi Amphitheatre under the patronage of His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena today (8). ...

2016-06-08

Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy attends 15th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
 

Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe attended the 15th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue: Asia Security Summit in Singapore. ...

2016-06-08

Navy apprehends 9 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Parakumba in Eastern Naval Area arrested 9 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities in Sampoor area on 5th June 2016....

2016-06-07

Navy recovers 158 kg of cannabis in seas of‍f Kankesanthurai

Naval personnel onboard P 422 patrol craft recovered 158 kg of Kerala Cannabis floating in Sri Lankan waters near the International Maritime Boundary Line North of Kankesanthrai yesterday (6)....

2016-06-07

Commander of the Navy visits the Bangladesh Navy Ship
 

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral RavindraWijegunaratne today (06) visited the Bangladesh Navy Ship “BNS Bangabandu” which arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (05)....

2016-06-06

Commander of the Navy visits Eastern Naval Area
 

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne paid an observation visit to the Eastern Naval Area on 04th and 05th of this month....

2016-06-06

A Bangladesh Navy Ship arrives at the Port of Colombo with flood relief materials
 

Bangladesh Navy Ship “BNS Bangabandhu” arrived at the Port of Colombo today (5) with a stock of relief materials for Sri Lankans who were affected by floods and landslides occurred in the Island Nation a few weeks back....

2016-06-05