Navy apprehends 05 Indian fishers for poaching in northern waters
Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 05 Indian fishermen along with a fishing trawler belonging to them for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters today (18th September 2019).
18 Sep 2019
Navy assists to haul out 02 motorbikes plunged into water at Uragasmanhandiya
The Navy rendered assistance to pull 02 motorbikes plunged into water at the Horawala ferry port in Uragasmanhandiya today (18th September).
18 Sep 2019
Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda (Retd) to become first Sri Lankan Admiral of the Fleet: investiture ceremony to be held in Colombo on 19th September
The state investiture ceremony to confer the Admiral of the Fleet rank to former Commander of the Navy, Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda (Retd) is scheduled to be held under the auspices of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena at the harbour premises of Colombo tomorrow (19th September).
18 Sep 2019
Navy makes its presence felt at National Coastal and Marine Resources Conservation Week
To coincide with the ‘National Coastal and Marine Resources Conservation Week’ the Navy, under the able guidance of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, organized a beach clean-up programme at the Gall Face beach, Colombo today (17th September).
17 Sep 2019
Navy holds a person engaged in illegal fishing
A person who engaged in illegal fishing using banned nets at Mundalama lagoon in Udappuwa area, was apprehended by Navy on 16th September 2019.
17 Sep 2019
Assistant Secretary Global Interests to the Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka, meets Commander of the Navy
Assistant Secretary Global Interests to the Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka, Mr. Jarrod Howard met the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, at the Naval Headquarters, today (17th September).
17 Sep 2019
Navy seizes 04 suspicious fishing vessels at sea
Sri Lanka Navy ships patrolling in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) had spotted 04 Sri Lankan multiday fishing vessels named ‘Danuji’, ‘SubaPathum 4’, ‘LakpriyaDehi’ and ‘Nalin 10’ engaging in fishing activities in waters belonging to the Maldives.
16 Sep 2019
First issue in the fifth volume of Navy Journal launched
A copy of the first issue in the fifth volume of the Navy Journal published by the Naval Research Wing of the Sri Lanka Navy was presented to Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva by its Chief Editor, Captain Prasad Kariyapperuma at the Naval Headquarters today (16th September).
16 Sep 2019
Navy conducts VBSS course for overseas Coast Guard personnel
A Visit Board Search & Seizure (VBSS) course for the boarding teams of Indonesian, Malaysian and Philippine Coast Guards commenced at the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) Headquarters in Trincomalee today (16th September 2019). The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) partners with the Sri Lanka Navy in conducting this training programme.
16 Sep 2019
Army chief meets Commander of the Navy
Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Naval Headquarters today (16th September 2019).
16 Sep 2019