The Sri Lanka Navy donated one million rupees as death compensation under the Navy's healthcare scheme, "Naviru Saviya," to the wife of the late Leading Diver KASC Kumara of the Diving Branch in Regular Naval Force at their house situated at Galenbindunuweva today (9), having paid the last respects to the departed SLN member and conveying the condolences of the entire Navy to his family members.

The Sri Lanka Naval Ship Samudura and Suranimila left the Colombo port for a goodwill and training visit to India on 04th of this month.

On receipt of an intelligence tip-off naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command personnel in a joint operation together with personnel of the Anti Corruption Squad in Trincomalee nabbed a suspect in possession of 49 Water Gel Sticks weighing of 6.370 at Erankandi today (9).

The New Year Trade Fair, organized under the patronage of the President of the Navy Seva Vanitha Unit (NSVU), Mrs. Yamuna Wijegunaratne, was held on a grand note at SLNS Parakrama today (8).

The Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, who is in Brazil, having being invited to attend at the Latin America Aerospace and Defence (LAAD – 2017) exhibition, made official visits to Special Boat Squadron and Submarine Warfare Training School in Brazil yesterday (7).

On successful completion of the 5th Asymmetric Warfare Course which was held from 9th January to 6th April, the certificate awarding and insignia pinning among the course participants got off the ground at the Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake Auditorium at SLNS Parakrama yesterday (6).

The Indian Coast Guard threw its weight behind the Sri Lanka Navy to douse the fire onboard container carrier “MSC Daniela” off the Colombo port.

Accomplishing Sri Lanka Navy’s another community service project; six more Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants were installed in difficult areas where kidney deceases are rampant due to lack of available water resources to meet purified drinking water needs of the community within the region.

The Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, who is currently visit Brazil, as an invitee at the Latin America Aerospace and Defence (LAAD – 2017) exhibition, called on the Brazilian Navy Commander, Admiral Eduardo Leal Ferreira in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday (4).

The Indian Coast Guard personnel rescued five Sri Lankan fishermen who went missing with their multi day fishing trawler ‘EVINDI 01’ which had drifted into the Indian territorial waters following a technical defect on 01st April.