Navy arrests five local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel deployed on a patrol craft attached to the North Western Naval Command arrested five local fishermen with an FGD engaged in illegal fishing using a monofilament net in the Kudiramalai sea area in Silawathura on 19th January 2016.
20 Jan 2016
Three Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy arrested three Indian fishermen along with a fishing boat (Dhow) poaching in Sri Lankan waters off Mathagal on 19th January 2016.
20 Jan 2016
Six persons arrested for illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya arrested six persons along with two Fiber Glass Dinghies and two fishing nets (Surukku) in the seas between Baththalangunduwa and ‘K’ point whilst engaged in illegal fishing on 18th January 2016.
19 Jan 2016
Commander of the Task Force and Commanding Officers of the visiting PLAN ships call on Commander of the Navy
The Commander of the Task Force and Deputy Chief of Staff of the South Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy, Rear Admiral Yu Manjiang and the Commanding Officers of the three PLAN ships, which are on a goodwill visit to Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 18th January 2016.
18 Jan 2016
Navy repairs Reverse Osmosis Plant at Janakapura Vidyalaya
In response to a request made by the Presidential Task Force for Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease, the Sri Lanka Navy effected repairs to a malfunctioned Reverse Osmosis Plant (RO Plant) at Mu/Janakapura Vidyalaya in Janakapura, Weli Oya, enabling the students to have clean and safe drinking water.
18 Jan 2016
Lieutenant Commander Ishara Karunaratne presents his book, The Monastic Tradition of Sri Lanka
(ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ආරණ්ය සේනාසන සම්ප්රදාය), to Commander of the Navy
The book The Monastic Tradition of Sri Lanka (ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ආරණ්ය සේනාසන සම්ප්රදාය) , written by Lieutenant Commander Ishara Karunaratne, was presented to the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 18th January 2016.
18 Jan 2016
Two Indian naval ships arrive at the port of Colombo for training interaction
Indian Navy Sail Training Ships, “Tharangini” and “Sudarshini” arrived at the port of Colombo on 17th January 2016 on a training visit.
17 Jan 2016
Three Chinese naval ships arrive at the Port of Colombo
Three People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) ships, “Liuzhohu”, “Sanya” and “Qinghaihu”, arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 17th January 2016.
17 Jan 2016
Three Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest three Indian fishermen along with a fishing trawler poaching in Sri Lankan waters North-West of Kareinagar on 16th January 2016.
17 Jan 2016
US Ambassador calls on Commander Southern Naval Area
The United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, His Excellency Mr. Atul Keshap called on the Commander Southern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Jagath Ranasinghe at the Southern Naval Command Headquarters in Galle on 14th January 2016.
16 Jan 2016