The volunteer Naval Force proudly celebrates the 66th anniversary
 

The volunteer Naval Force of the Sri Lanka Navy, proudly celebrated its 66th anniversary at Sri Lanka Naval Ship Lanka in Welisara, today (9th January).

09 Jan 2018
US Political Counsellor calls on Commander Eastern Naval Area
 

The Political Counsellor to the US Embassy in Sri Lanka, Ms. Kelly Billingsley paid a courtesy call on the Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Nimal Sarathsena at the Eastern Naval Command Headquarters in Trincomalee today (08 January).

08 Jan 2018
Navy emerges in Rugby with another victory
 

Sri Lanka Navy Rugby team secured their victory trouncing SL Army team to a 28-10 score in an encounter of Dialog Inter-clubs League Tournament played at Havlock Grounds yesterday ( 7th January).

08 Jan 2018
Buddhist religious programme conducted to mark 35th anniversary of SLNS Parakrama

An all-night Pirith Chanting ceremony on 05 January followed by an alms giving for 20 Bhikkus was held at the Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake Auditorium to mark the 35th anniversary of the naval establishment, SLNS Parakrama in Colombo.

07 Jan 2018
Two foreign nationals apprehended for practicing spear-fishing
 

Following information received by the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the Western Naval Command apprehended 2 Ukrainian nationals who practiced spear-fishing in the Balapitiya sea area yesterday (06 January).

07 Jan 2018
Navy assists to transfer critically ill fisherman
 

Responding to an information conveyed by the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Sri Lanka Navy transferred a patient who was critically ill onboard a multi day fishing trawler, safety ashore today ( 6 January ).

06 Jan 2018
Navy recovers 98 Kgs of narcotics
 

Following intelligent information received, Naval personnel attached to Northern Naval Command recovered 90 Kgs of Cannabis (KG), 4 Kgs of Opium and 4 Kgs of Hashish which were hidden in Velvetithurai coastal line, during a raid carried out today's morning (6 January).

06 Jan 2018
Navy assists to extinguish fire at Kerawalapitiya
 

With the quick reaction into the fire which broke out at Kerawalapitiya in Colombo, Naval fire fighting teams extinguished it totally, yesterday night. ( 5th January ) Just after receiving the information of this mass fire around the garbage dump at Kerawalapitiya, two Naval fire fighting teams were dispatched to the location immediately.

06 Jan 2018
Navy apprehends a person with a Thresher Shark
 

On information received by the Navy, Naval personnel attached to Eastern Naval Command together with the officials from Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Trincomalee, arrested a person with a Thresher Shark which was set for sale illegally during a raid carried out in Trincomalee harbour area yesterday ( 5th January ).

06 Jan 2018
VNF annual camp begins in Welisara
 

In parallel with the 66th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force (VNF), the annual camp of volunteer naval personnel commenced at SLNS Lanka in Welisara yesterday (04 January).

05 Jan 2018
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