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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

Navy apprehends 10 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing

Naval personnel apprehended 10 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing at two separate locations yesterday (29)....

2016-08-30

US Navy ship ‘USS Frank Cable’ arrives at the Port of Colombo

The US Navy ship “USS Frank Cable” arrived at the Port of Colombo on 29th August 2016 on a goodwill visit....

2016-08-29

Navy renders assistance to transfer an injured fisherman ashore for prompt medical treatment

The Navy rendered assistance to transfer an injured fisherman ashore swiftly for immediate medical treatment yesterday (28). ...

2016-08-29

Navy nabs a person with 50 kg of Kerala Cannabis

Naval personnel onboard P 483 Fast Attack Craft which was on routine patrol, attached to the Northern Naval Command, arrested a person with 50 kg of Kerala Cannabis in the seas North of Point Pedro this morning (28). ...

2016-08-28

Navy apprehends 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 north of Pigeon Island yesterday (26). Along with the suspects a dinghy, illegal fishing net and a pair of diving fins were also taken in to naval custody. ...

2016-08-28

Navy arrests 4 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing using unauthorized nets
 

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Lankapatuna in Eastern Naval Command, arrested 4 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing practices in the seas off Motuwaram yesterday (27)....

2016-08-28