Event News
Rear Admiral Senarath Wijesooriya assumes duties as Commander Northern Naval Area
Rear Admiral Senarath Wijesooriya assumed duties as Commander Northern Naval Area at the Command Headquarters on 18th September 2020.
19 Sep 2020
Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne felicitated by his Alma Mater
Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, one of the proud products of Royal College Colombo, was felicitated in a fitting ceremony for his ascension to the pinnacle of the Navy by his alma mater today (18th September 2020).
18 Sep 2020
Training of Trainers programme for naval personnel on Non Communicable Disease
A Training of Trainers (TOT) programme focused on educating naval personnel as how to prevent Non Communicable Disease (NCD) and guiding them for a healthy life, was held at the Admiral Somethilake Dissanayake Auditorium, Navy Headquarters on 16th September 2020.
18 Sep 2020
Ambassador of Afghanistan pays courtesy call on Commander of the Navy
His Excellency Mohammed Ashraf Haidari, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Navy Headquarters, today (16th September 2020).
16 Sep 2020
Commander Eastern Naval Area visits ICGS ‘Sujay’ and ‘Samudra Paheredar’
Commander Eastern Naval Area, meeting with the Commanding Officers of Indian Coast Guard Ships ‘Sujay’ and ‘Samudra Paheredar’ in Trincomalee, expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the exceptional cooperation rendered by them in averting a major environmental disaster by successfully dousing the fire onboard MT New Diamond.
16 Sep 2020
Command of Southeastern Naval Area changes hands
Commodore Jayantha Gamage assumed duties as the Acting Commander Southeastern Naval Area at the Command Headquarters on 15th September 2020.
16 Sep 2020
Navy offers cruise for students and officials in Jaffna
Facilitating a cruise in northern waters, the Navy welcomed two hundred (200) Advanced Level students and a group of government officials in the Jaffna Peninsula onboard Navy’s whale watching craft in the last weekend.
15 Sep 2020
Rear Admiral Sanjeewa Dias assumes duties as Commander North Central Naval Area
Rear Admiral Sanjeewa Dias assumed duties as the Commander North Central Naval Area at the Command Headquarters on 14th September 2020.
15 Sep 2020
NSVU and Navy Welfare support Defence Services College, Colombo with over Rs. 01 million supplies
Navy Seva Vanitha Unit and Navy Welfare directorate have sponsored for equipment and books worth over Rs. 01 million, for the use of Defence Services College on Malay Street, Colombo on 14th September 2020. Accordingly, the occasion to handover these provisions was held under the patronage of the President of Navy Seva Vanitha Unit (NSVU), Mrs. Chandima Ulugetenne at the college auditorium.
15 Sep 2020
Navy’s Good Samaritans pay visit injured rescuee of MT New Diamond
The three-member rescue team who saved the life of the third engineer of the fire-stricken MT New Diamond, got an opportunity to share a light moment and wish him speedy recovery on Sunday 13th September 2020. The Navy sprang into action to bring ashore the injured third engineer of MT New Diamond and rush him to hospital for immediate treatment following the oil tanker caught fire on 03rd September.
14 Sep 2020