SL Navy – Indian Coast Guard facilitate repatriation of seven Sri Lankan fishermen
Sri Lankan Navy today (25, April), facilitated the repatriation of seven Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by the Indian Coast Guard for trespassing into Indian territorial waters.
25 Apr 2017
Ambassador of Republic of Seychelles calls on Commander of the Navy
The Ambassador of the Republic of Seychelles, HE David Claude Pierre paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (24).
24 Apr 2017
Navy apprehends six persons engaged in illegal fishing practices using dynamite
Naval Special Boat Squadron (SBS) personnel in the Eastern Naval Command, apprehended 6 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing practices using dynamite in the sea area off Kuchchaveli yesterday (23).
24 Apr 2017
Gregory Lake splashed by Jet Ski riders
The ‘Jet Ski Championship-Navy Cup 2017’ organized for the fourth time by the Sri Lanka Navy in collaboration with the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council, worked off at the alluring waters of Gregory Lake in the cool climes of picturesque Nuwara Eliya on a high note today (22).
23 Apr 2017
Navy apprehends 3 fishermen for fishing lobsters by illegal means
Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command apprehended 3 fishermen who engaged in illegal lobster fishing practices by means of banned nets in the seas off Pigeon Island, Nilaweli yesterday (22).
23 Apr 2017
Navy records a number of victories at Fox Hill Super Cross 2017
Displaying stunning performances, the ace racers of the Sri Lanka Navy recorded several victories in number of racing events at Fox Hill Super Cross 2017, the premier event of the Sri Lankan racing calendar, worked off at the Fox Hill racetrack in the salubrious hills of Diyatalawa. The event was organised by the Military Academy of the Sri Lanka Army.
23 Apr 2017
Navy apprehends a person with 511 kg of red sandalwood
On receipt of intelligence information to the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the North Western Naval Command apprehended a person who was on an attempt to smuggle 511 kg of red sandalwood into the country from India via sea, today (23).
23 Apr 2017
Navy apprehends a suspect with 2 Kg of Kerala Cannabis
On a naval tip off received, the naval personnel of Western Naval Area with the assistance of Wattala Police, during a search operation, nabbed a suspect for possession of Kerala cannabis weighing 2 Kg in Wattala general area today (22).
22 Apr 2017
Commander of the Navy declares open Mariner’s Mini Restaurant
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne declared open the newly constructed Mariner’s Restaurant in Nuwara Eliya today (21).
21 Apr 2017
Newly constructed Secretariat of Naval Association declared open
The newly constructed Secretariat of the Naval Association at SLNS Gemunu in Welisara was declared open today (20) by the Commander of Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne. The building complex had been designed to be erected in four storeys and the construction work of the ground floor has been completed as of now.
20 Apr 2017