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Inspection tour of the Navy Commander in North Central & North Western Naval Areas
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne visited the North Central and North Western Naval Areas on 26th and 27th September 2015 in order to inspect their operational readiness and administrative functions....
2015-09-27
Three Indian fishermen in distress rescued by Sri Lanka Navy
A naval craft on patrol in the seas north west of Thalai-mannar sighted a sinking Indian trawler, Paleiperiyal on 26th September 2015. ...
2015-09-27
Navy grants one million as death compensation
The Sri Lanka Navy granted one million rupees as death compensation to the farther of the late Able Seaman KAN Kumara, who had died of a road traffic accident....
2015-09-25
Commander of the Navy Chief Guest at Richmond College Old Scouts and Old Guides’ Day
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne was the Chief Guest at the Old Scouts and Old Guides’ Day of the Richmond College, Galle, held on 24th September 2015. ...
2015-09-24
Russian Rescue Vessel “Epron” arrives at the Port of Colombo
Russian Rescue Vessel “Epron”, arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 23rd September 2015....
2015-09-24
Sri Lanka Navy rescues missing Indian fishing trawler with 06-member crew
Sri Lanka Navy rescued the missing Indian fishing trawler with the six-member crew drifting as a result of a mechanical problem and anchored at a distance of five nautical miles west of Iranativu Island on 23rd September 2015. ...
2015-09-24
Commander of the Navy Guest of Honour at final exercise of FTX Cormorant Strike 2015
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne was the Guest of Honour on the final day of Cormorant Strike 2015, the field training exercise (FTX) jointly conducted by the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force with the participation of 54 foreign participants representing Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan and the USA....
2015-09-23
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 two Indian fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters off Kovilan Point on 23rd September 2015. ...
2015-09-23
18 local fishermen arrested whilst engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command arrested 18 persons on the suspicion of illegal fishing on two occasions on 21st September 2015....
2015-09-22
Navy launches official web site of 'Galle-Dialogue - 2015'
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne launched the official web site of the 'Galle-Dialogue 2015' on 22nd September 2015....
2015-09-22
15 Indian fishermen arrested whilst poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy assisted the SL Coast Guard to arrest 15 Indian fishermen along with two Indian steel fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters in the seas North-East of Point Pedro on 21st September 2015. ...
2015-09-22
Naval assistance to a patient onboard a fishing trawler
On information received from the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Sri Lanka Navy immediately dispatched a naval craft on 21st September 2015 to assist a patient onboard a fishing trawler named 'Manoch Malli 10' which was at 45 nautical miles east of Oluvil....
2015-09-21
Sri Lanka Navy rescues 3 Indian fishermen in distress in northern waters
Sri Lanka Navy rescued an Indian trawler with three (03) Indian fishermen in distress within Sri Lankan waters, off Analativu on 20th September 2015. ...
2015-09-21
Commander of the Navy felicitated by Sri Lanka Queen’s & President’s Scout Guild
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, who is a President’s Scout and Lifetime Member of the Sri Lanka Queen’s & President’s Scout Guild (SLQPSG), was felicitated at the National Headquarters of the Sri Lanka Scout Association (SLSA) on 19th September 2015. ...
2015-09-20
Navy lends assistance to national coastal cleaning programme
The inaugural ceremony of the national coastal cleaning programme was held under the patronage of His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena at the Galle Face Green on 19th September 2015....
2015-09-19
