Event News
Six Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest six Indian fishermen along with two Indian fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters off Kovilan Point on 23rd September 2015.
23 Sep 2015
18 local fishermen arrested whilst engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command arrested 18 persons on the suspicion of illegal fishing on two occasions on 21st September 2015.
22 Sep 2015
Navy launches official web site of 'Galle-Dialogue - 2015'
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne launched the official web site of the 'Galle-Dialogue 2015' on 22nd September 2015.
22 Sep 2015
15 Indian fishermen arrested whilst poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy assisted the SL Coast Guard to arrest 15 Indian fishermen along with two Indian steel fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters in the seas North-East of Point Pedro on 21st September 2015.
22 Sep 2015
Naval assistance to a patient onboard a fishing trawler
On information received from the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Sri Lanka Navy immediately dispatched a naval craft on 21st September 2015 to assist a patient onboard a fishing trawler named 'Manoch Malli 10' which was at 45 nautical miles east of Oluvil.
21 Sep 2015
Sri Lanka Navy rescues 3 Indian fishermen in distress in northern waters
Sri Lanka Navy rescued an Indian trawler with three (03) Indian fishermen in distress within Sri Lankan waters, off Analativu on 20th September 2015.
21 Sep 2015
Commander of the Navy felicitated by Sri Lanka Queen’s & President’s Scout Guild
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, who is a President’s Scout and Lifetime Member of the Sri Lanka Queen’s & President’s Scout Guild (SLQPSG), was felicitated at the National Headquarters of the Sri Lanka Scout Association (SLSA) on 19th September 2015.
20 Sep 2015
Navy lends assistance to national coastal cleaning programme
The inaugural ceremony of the national coastal cleaning programme was held under the patronage of His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena at the Galle Face Green on 19th September 2015.
19 Sep 2015
SLN Dockyard conducts “Ganadevi Pooja” to invoke blessings
“Ganadevi Pooja” was conducted at the Gandevi Kovil in Trincomalee naval base on 17th September 2015. A colourful procession was also held on 18th with the statue of God Ganesh being paraded through the premises of the naval base and Trincomalee town to invoke blessings.
19 Sep 2015
Inter Command Sailing Championship 2015 held at Bolgoda Lake
The Inter Command Sailing Championship 2015 of the Sri Lanka Navy was held at the Bolgoda Lake on 10th and 11th September 2015.
17 Sep 2015