Event News
Navy apprehends 5 persons with unauthorized nets

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Barana located in Mullikulam in the North Western Naval Command arrested 3 fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities in the sea area off Palugahathurai on 23rd October 2016.
25 Oct 2016
Two Bangladesh Coast Guard ships arrive at the Port of Colombo

Two Bangladesh Coast Guard ships, “BCGS Syed Nazrul” and “BCGS Tajuddin” arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (25).
25 Oct 2016
SLNS ‘Sayura’ and SLNS ‘Suranimala’ made their port of call at Cochin

SLNS ‘Sayura’ and SLNS ‘Suranimala’ which are on a 7-day training and goodwill visit to India, arrived at the Port of Cochin today (24).
24 Oct 2016
SLNS Sagara leaves for Maldives to take part in tri-lateral coastguard exercise “DOSTI - XIII”

Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel, SLNS ‘Sagara’ left for Maldives today (23) from the Port of Colombo in order to take part in the tri-lateral coastguard exercise “DOSTI - XIII”.
23 Oct 2016
Commander of the Navy declares open Senior Officers' Holiday Bungalow in Nuwara Eliya

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne declared open a newly constructed Senior Officers' Holiday Bungalow in Nuwara Eliya yesterday (22).
23 Oct 2016
H.E. the President declares open a newly built Relic Chamber and Alms Giving Hall at Rangiri Ulpath Rajamaha Viharaya in Gomarankadawala

His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena declared open a newly built two storeyed Relic Chamber (Dathu Mandiraya) and Alms Giving Hall (Dana Shalawa) and vested them in Sangha during a religious ceremony held at Rangiri Ulpath Rajamaha Viharaya yesterday (21).
23 Oct 2016
Commander of the Navy participates in the Environmental Conference and National Tree Planting Programme

The Environmental Conference and initiative of planting one billion ‘Ginisiriya’ plants in parallel with the ‘Wanaropa’ National Tree Planting Programme were held under the auspices of His Excellency the President, Hon. Maithripala Sirisena in Trincomalee yesterday (21).
22 Oct 2016
SLNS ‘Sayura’ and SLNS ‘Suranimala’ on a training visit to India

The Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS ‘Sayura’ and Fast Missile Vessel SLNS ‘Suranimala’ of the Sri Lanka Navy, which are on a training and goodwill visit from 22nd to 28th October 2016, left for India from the Port of Colombo today (22).
22 Oct 2016
Navy arrests 21 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Therapuththa located in Silawathurai in the North Western Naval Command arrested 21 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using unauthorized nets in the seas off Silawathurai on 20th and 21st October 2016.
22 Oct 2016
27th IMBL Meeting held in Northern Seas

The 27th International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) meeting between the representatives of Navies and Coast Guards of Sri Lanka and India was held onboard Indian Naval Ship Kadmatt at the Indo-Lanka Maritime Boundary Line off Kankasanthurai today (21).
22 Oct 2016