Under the guidance of Commander Southeastern Naval Area, Commodore Sumith Weerasinghe, naval personnel attached to SLNS Mahanaga located in Panama extend their warm hospitality yesterday (21) towards the devotees who toil themselves in the traditional two month long foot Pilgrimage (Pada Yathra) from Jaffna to Kataragama.

The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) at the Ministry of Fisheries yesterday (21).

Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Navy ship, HMAS Perth, Captain Ivan Ingham called on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (21).

Displaying her warm hospitality, a grand reception was held onboard the Royal Australian Navy ship, HMAS Perth last evening (20).

The newly appointed Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), former Chief of Defence Staff and former Commander of the Navy, Admiral (retd) Daya Sandagiri called on the present Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (20).

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Thammanna located in Talaimannar in the North Central Naval Command, rescued the lives of 4 sea turtles that were entangled in a fishing net in the beach of Talaimannar on 18th June 2016.

Australian naval ship, HMAS Pertharrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 19th June 2016.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vidura located in Sampoor in the Eastern Naval Command apprehended 2 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using unauthorized explosives in the seas off Norway point yesterday (17).

The “FLEET CO/XO HANDBOOK” compiled by Captain Aruna Tennekoon was launched at the Naval Headquarters today (17) and the first copy of the publication was offered to Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne.

At the request made by Disaster Management Centre in Puttlam, naval personnel attached to SLNS Tambapanni located in Puttalam in the Northwestern Naval Area, managed to extinguish a fire that broke out at a coir factory in Madurankuliya area on 15th June 2015.