Navy extends hospitality to devotees of Kataragama foot pilgrimage
Sri Lanka Navy extended its warm hospitality to the devotees who toiled themselves in the traditional foot pilgrimage (Pada Yathra) from Northern Province to Kataragama Devalaya.
18 Jul 2017
Commander of the Navy applauds SLN woman ruggerites for winning Inter Club Super 7s Women's Rugby Tournament
The members of the SLN women's rugby team, who clinched the overall championship at the Inter Club Super 7s Women's Rugby Tournament, met with the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (July,18). While extending his best wishes on the excellent performances of the team, the Commander of the Navy presented cash prizes to the woman ruggerites in recognition of their achievement in the field of rugby.
18 Jul 2017
Navy apprehends three fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command apprehended 3 fishermen for engaging in fishing activities using illegal fishing nets in the sea area of Nachchikuda yesterday (July, 17).
18 Jul 2017
Commander of the Navy hails naval personnel involved in ‘Jumbo’ rescue
During his recent visit to the Eastern Naval Command on Saturday (July, 15) to attend the Golden Jubilee of the Naval and Maritime Academy, the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne also took time off to visit the team of naval personnel who made a valiant effort in rescuing the Jumbo stranded at sea on 11th July.
17 Jul 2017
Naval officers donate digital mega phones and LED headlights to Navy Disaster Response Unit
A group of naval officers who followed foreign courses at the Wuhan University in China, made several donations to the recently established Sri Lanka Navy’s Disaster Response Unit at SLNS Gemunu in Welisara.
17 Jul 2017
US Defence Attaché calls on Commander of the Navy
The Defence Attaché of the US Embassy in Sri Lanka, Colonel Robert Knox Ross who is on the eve of the completion of his tenure, paid his farewell call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (July, 17).
17 Jul 2017
Navy grants one million rupees compensation to family members of Transport Assistance RSMPN Kumara
The Sri Lanka Navy donated one million rupees as compensation, under the Navy's healthcare scheme, ‘Naviru Saviya,’ to the family members of Transport Assistance RSMPN Kumarawho succumbed to a vehicle accident.
17 Jul 2017
Four Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters
Fast Attack Craft belonging to the Northern Naval Command arrested 4 Indian fishing poachers engaged in illegal fishing activities in Sri Lankan territorial waters, about 9 Nm Northwest of Kovilan today (July, 16).
16 Jul 2017
Navy apprehends six fishermen engaged in illegal fishing - Kalpitiya
Naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command apprehended 6 fishermen along with 3 dinghies for engaging in fishing activities using illegal fishing nets in the sea areas off Kilithivu and Nedunthivu, Kalpitiya yesterday (July, 15).
16 Jul 2017
Naval and Maritime Academy celebrates her Golden Jubilee today
The Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) in Trincomalee, which was commissioned on 15th July 1967 as a premier training establishment in the Sri Lanka Navy, completes fifty years of her glorious journey today (July,15).
15 Jul 2017