The Indian shipbuilding company, Goa Shipyard is currently at the completion stages of building two 105 m Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPV) for the mission requirements of the Sri Lanka Navy. Incidentally, the Sri Lanka Navy crew who are expected to steer one of the AOPVs, have reached India in view of acclimatizing to the state of the art facilities and technologies of the ship.

The Sri Lanka Navy has been implementing a wide range of community service projects under the able leadership of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne.

Coast Guard personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command arrested a person, engaged in transportation of sea sand without licence near the Vallipuram Kovil in Point Pedro today (27).

Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command apprehended 9 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing practices using unauthorized fishing nets in Vidattalativu sea area yesterday (26).

Following information disseminated by Hambantota Port Control MRMRP, a group of naval personnel attached to the Naval Deployment, Hambantota rendered assistance to rescue a French national and his yacht encountered a distressed situation in the seas off Koholankala Saltern, Hambantota yesterday (25).

On receipt of an intelligence tip-off to the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command in coordination with the Silawathura Police apprehended 5 suspects engaged in illegal transportation of red onion seeds in Kokkupadayan, Silawathura today (26).

A delegation of the Pakistan National Defence University currently on a study tour called on the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters today (25).

Sri Lankan Navy today (25, April), facilitated the repatriation of seven Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by the Indian Coast Guard for trespassing into Indian territorial waters.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Seychelles, HE David Claude Pierre paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (24).

Naval Special Boat Squadron (SBS) personnel in the Eastern Naval Command, apprehended 6 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing practices using dynamite in the sea area off Kuchchaveli yesterday (23).