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Australian delegation headed by the High Commissioner calls on the Commander of the Navy
An Australian delegation comprising nine members including the Australian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka His Excellency Bryce Hutchesson along with Australia's Ambassador for People Smuggling Mr, Andrew Goledzinoski and Commander of Operation Sovereign Borders. Major General Andrew Bottrell, called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratna today (5) at Naval Headquarters in Colombo. ...
2016-04-05
Four Indian fishermen arrested in Northern seas
Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest four Indian fishermen along with an Indian fishing trawler poaching in Sri Lankan waters Southwest of Delft Island on 4th April 2016....
2016-04-05
Navy arrests three local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Gajaba in Mannar arrested three local fishermen with an FGD engaged in illegal fishing at Southbar Point sea area on 4th April 2016....
2016-04-05
Navy installs Reverse Osmosis Plant at Maithreepala Senanayaka Vidyalaya - Medawachchiya
As another project of the Sri Lanka Navy’s community service programmes carried out with the intention of preventing Chronic Kidney Disease, the Commander North Central Naval Area, Rear Admiral Dimuthu Gunawardena declared open a Reverse Osmosis Plant (RO Plant) installed for the use of school children at Maithreepala Senanayaka Vidyalaya – Medawachchiya today (4)....
2016-04-04
Iranian Ambassador calls on Commander of the Navy
The Iranian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Mr. Mohammad Zaeri Amirani called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 04th April 2016....
2016-04-04
Forty four Midshipmen pass out through the portals of Naval & Maritime Academy in Trincomalee
At an impressive Commissioning Parade held at the main parade ground of the Naval and Maritime Academy, the premier seat of learning of the Sri Lanka Navy, in Trincomalee today (03), 44 Midshipmen belonging to the 29th (Technical) and 30th intakes of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) passed out as Commissioned Naval Officers of the Sri Lanka Navy....
2016-04-04
Commander of the Navy declares open a new two-storied building at Naval and Maritime Academy
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne declared open a new two-storied building at Naval and Maritime Academy today (3) at the invitation of the Commander Eastern Naval Area Rear Admiral Neil Rosayro....
2016-04-03
Naval personnel nab ten local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to Sri Lanka Naval Dockyard arrested ten local fishermen, along with a Fiber Glass Dinghy, engaged in illegal fishing using unauthorized nets in the seas off Norway Island, Trincomalee on 02nd April 2016. During the arrest, a pairs of diving fins and a Hebili net were taken into custody....
2016-04-03
Navy arrests seven local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya arrested seven local fishermen with 3 FGD engaged in illegal fishing between Udappuwa and Sinnapadu sea areas on 2nd April 2016. ...
2016-04-03
Commander of the Navy unveils the cloud wall of Nagadeepa Viharaya in Nainativu
A series of religious ceremonies in commemoration of the 13th death anniversary of the late prelate of Nagadeepa Viharaya in Nainativu, most Ven. Brahmanawaththe Dammakithti Thera, was held under the guidance of the chief incumbent of Nagadeepa Viharaya, most Ven....
2016-04-03
The navy apprehends four persons with Opium
Naval troops attached to SLNS Therapuththa of North Western Naval Command apprehended 4 persons while transferring 15.4 kg of Opium in Silawathurai area on 1st April 2016....
2016-04-03
Navy Kayaking expedition team circumnavigates Sri Lanka
Launched in Karainagar Island in Jaffna peninsula on 19th February 2016, the Navy’s Kayaking Expedition Team circumnavigated the Island and reached the point of origin at Karainagar on 02nd April 2016, completing 1251 kms arduous and exhausting paddling through waters of Western, Southern, Eastern and Northern seaboard. ...
2016-04-03
Passing out of Naval Recruits of the 225th Regular Intake of Sri Lanka Navy
Three hundred and twenty - eight naval recruits belonging to the 225thregular intake of the Sri Lanka Navy passed out at SLNS Shiksha in Poonewa today (02) after successful completion of their basic training. The Commander North Central Naval Area, Rear Admiral Dimuthu Gunawardena attended the ceremony as the Chief Guest and took the salute....
2016-04-02
Hundred and One kgs of Narcotic Drugs apprehended in the Southern Seas (The largest haul ever apprehended out at sea)
During a joint mission carried out by the Sri Lanka Navy and the Police Narcotics Bureau, a haul of 101 kg of narcotics was apprehended whilst transferring through the Southern costal belt of Sri Lanka. The consignment which was apprehended on 30th March 2016, is said to be the largest ever stock of narcotics apprehended at sea in the recent history....
2016-04-01
First ever Staff Talks was held between the US Navy and SL Navy officials on board ‘USS Blue Ridge’
The team of high ranking officers of the US Navy headed by the Captain Wes Bannister and the Officers of the SL Navy headed by the Director General Operations, Rear Admiral Dharmendra Wettewa held Staff Talks on board the flag ship USS Blue Ridge on 29th March 2016. ...
2016-04-01
