The Director for Strategic Planning and Policy (J5) of U.S Pacific Command, Major General Steven R. Rudder, paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo today (12).

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Buwaneka in Nachchikuda, apprehended 10 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing in two separate incidents yesterday (11).

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Therapuththa in Silawathurai belonging to the Northwestern Naval Command, arrested 02 persons who engaged in illegal fishing using banned fishing nets in the seas off Mullikulam and Kallaru yesterday (10).

Two Japanese naval ships, "Uraga" and "Takashimayaeyama", arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill and replenishment visit on 11th May 2016.

Navy arrested 14 persons who engaged in illegal fishing activities in two separate incidents.

The Commander, Deployment of Air-Force for Counter Piracy Enforcement (DAPE) Captain Masahisa Motomura, JMSDF called on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (10).

The ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the construction of a new church in the Island of Kachchative, was presided over by the Jaffna Vicar General Rev. Fr. Joshep Das Jebarathnam along with parish priest Rev. Fr. Antony Jeyaranjan, assistant parish priest Rev. Fr. Nixon Colin and the Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Piyal De Silva on 09th May 2016.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Thammana in Thalaimannar belonging to the North Central Naval Command, arrested 4 fishermen engaged in Bottom Trawling in the seas off Thalaimannar yesterday (9).

In order to help combat the Chronic Kidney Disease in the areas where a high prevalence of the disease is recorded, Sri Lanka Navy has been installing Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plants, for the benefit of the people in such areas, in the recent past.

Naval personnel onboard P 4445 attached to Eastern Naval Command arrested 6 local fishermen engaged in illegal harvesting of sea cucumbers in the seas east of Chalai on 7th May 2016.