The hospital ship of the People's Liberation Army Navy of China, ‘Hepingfangzhou’ that arrived in Sri Lanka on 06th August on a goodwill visit, left for her next port of call from the Colombo harbour today (09, August).

Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to 6 fishermen on a distressed multiday fishing trawler, ‘Dinu Putha’. The rescued fishermen were brought to the Hambantota harbour, onboard SLNS Sagara this morning (09, August).

Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command arrested 12 suspects engaged in an illegal fishing activities using illegal fishing nets and explosives, in the sea area off Nachchikuda today (August, 09).

On receipt of an intelligence tip-off to the Navy, naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command together with the Police Special Task Force, Puttalam nabbed a suspect with 2 kg of Kerala cannabis, during a search conducted in Nedunkulam locality in Puttalam, yesterday (08, August).

Senior officers of the PLAN hospital ship ‘Hepingfangshu’ (Ark Peace) paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters, today (08 August).

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne made an inspection visit onboard the latest Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Sri Lanka Navy, SLNS Sayurala today (08, August).

Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne on Monday (07, August) inspected the services being put up at the Galle OBST operations centre, to facilitate Netherlands Merchant Vessel Protection Detachments (VPDs) operating in the Indian Ocean.

Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command and Sir Lanka Coast Guard whilst on routine patrol, have arrested 49 Indian fishermen and impounded 12 fishing trawlers for trespassing into Sri Lankan territorial waters and engaging in illegal fishing last night (07, August) and this morning.

Having received a tip off to the Sri Lanka Navy, personnel attached to the special Boat Squadron of the Northern Naval Command and the Coast Guard Department, arrested 9 civilians and a tractor while engaging in illegal sand mining yesterday (07 August).

Yet another community service effort of the Sri Lanka Navy, implemented under the visionary leadership of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, was brought to fruition today (07, August) with the opening of 3 Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants.