Seven local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing nabbed by the Navy
A group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command together with the officials of the Assistant Directorate of Fisheries (ADF) in Mannar apprehended 7 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing activities using explosive in the seas of South Bar, Mannar yesterday (2).
03 May 2017
Pakistan Maritime Security Ship ‘Dasht’ arrives at the Port of Colombo
Pakistan Maritime Security Ship ‘Dasht’ arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (03).
03 May 2017
Navy apprehends four persons with 200 kg of Kerala Cannabis
On receipt of intelligence information to the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command in coordination with the Kalpitiya Police apprehended four suspects with 200 kg of Kerala Cannabis today (2).
02 May 2017
A suspect apprehended with 250mg of heroin
On receipt of an intelligence tip-off to the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the Sri Lanka Coast Guard in coordination with Kotawila Police, during a search, arrested a suspect with 250mg of heroin in Udupila, Mirissa yesterday(1).
02 May 2017
Navy arrests five Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
The naval personnel onboard a Fast Attack Craft in the North Central Naval Command arrested 5 Indian poachers engaged in illegal fishing activities in Sri Lankan waters, north of Mannar today (1).
01 May 2017
Navy renders assistance to transfer an injured fisherman ashore for treatment
On information disseminated by the Sri Lanka Coast Guard, Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to transfer an injured fisherman, aboard a multiday fishing trawler, ashore today (01).
01 May 2017
A person attempting to smuggle a load of copper wire from Hambantota harbour nabbed by the Navy
A group of naval personnel attached to the Hambantota Naval Deployment apprehended person who was attempting to smuggle 124 kg of copper wire from the Hambantota harbour premises yesterday (30).
01 May 2017
Northern Naval Command conducts another field medical clinic in Mawadipuram
As yet another initiative of the Sri Lanka Navy’s Community Development and Social Responsibility project, the Northern Naval Command conducted a field medical clinic for the benefit of newly resettled persons at Mawadipuram Model Village in Kankesanthurai on 30th April 2017.
01 May 2017
Sri Lanka Coast Guard apprehends boat carrying illegal migrants in the Northern waters; Indian and Myanmar citizens among arrested
An Indian fishing boat transferring thirty Myanmarese; including 16 children, 07 women and 07 men were apprehended this morning (30, April) around 10am, by a Sri Lanka Coast Guard craft on routine patrol in the Northern waters.
30 Apr 2017
Navy assures to release approx 100 acres of land for the Mullikulam public
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne today (29, April), assured to immediately release approximately 100 acres of land to the general public in Mullikulam.
29 Apr 2017