SLNS ‘Sayura’ returns home after attending LIMA - 2017
Sri Lanka Navy’s Flagship Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), SLNS ‘Sayura’ which left for Malaysia on 14thMarch to take part in the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2017, returned to the Colombo port today (31) on successful completion of tour events.
31 Mar 2017
Navy provides interest free loans for another 100 senior sailors
As part of the Sri Lanka Navy welfare initiative to grant interest free loans of Rs. 500,000 for navy personnel, under a concept of Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, another batch of 100 senior sailors were granted interest free loans at a function held at Naval Headquarters’ Admiral Somathilaka Dissanayaka Auditorium today (31).
31 Mar 2017
Navy Golfers attend first foreign tournament
Sri Lanka Navy Officers’ Golf team left for Bangkok, Thailand in view of attending their first ever foreign Golf tournament.
31 Mar 2017
Navy arrests 8 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
The Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command apprehended 8 local fishermen who were fishing with banned fishing nets (Purse Seine) during a search operation at Wankalaipadu sea area off Mannar yesterday (30).
31 Mar 2017
Navy rescues a critically ill foreigner
he Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to transfer a critically ill foreign patient who had suffered with a sudden heart attack ashore for treatment today (30). The foreigner was on a merchant vessel named ‘ALONISSON’ belong to Greece which had ventured out to sea from the State of Qatar to South Korea.
30 Mar 2017
Commander of Navy applauds Navy sportswomen flying Navy flag high
Stunning performance by Sri Lanka women’s rugby team at Borneo sevens tournament in Malaysia helped triumph the first ever Borneo 7s cup title in the women’s category. The visited Sri Lankan women’s rugby team comprised of five Navy sportswomen.
30 Mar 2017
Coast Guard life servers rescue three foreigners drowning off Mirissa Beach
Lifesavers of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard rescued 3 foreigners, including 2 females who got caught in a rip current in the seas off Mirssa Beach today (30). Upon rescuing the foreigners in distress, they were safely brought to the shore.
30 Mar 2017
Navy renders assistance to clean Ambathale water tanks
The Navy divers together with men from Rapid Action Boat Squadron carried out clean-up efforts at the Ambatale Water Treatment Plant yesterday (29).
30 Mar 2017
Navy recovers 630kg of Glyphosate
On an intelligence tip off, a group of naval personnel attached to North-western Naval Command recovered 630 kilograms of Glyphosate enclosed in 21 sacks and concealed in a scrub at Keeramundam in Kalpitiya yesterday (29).
30 Mar 2017
Sri Lanka Navy Sailing Pool records a number of victories
The Sri Lanka Navy Sailing Pool recorded a number of victories at the ‘Indian Cup Sailing Regatta – 2017’ organized by Royal Colombo Yacht Club in the waters of Bolgoda Lake on 25th March 2017.
30 Mar 2017