Two Philippine Navy ships arrive at the port of Colombo

Philippine Navy ships" BRP Davao Delsur" and “ BRP Remon Alcaraz” arrived at the port of Colombo to accompany a group of Philippine nationals staying in Sri Lanka, in the morning today (29th May 2020) and SL Navy assisted for this diplomatic mission.

29 May 2020
Nine (09) naval personnel tested negative to COVID-19 discharged from hospitals-Recovered number goes up 366

Another nine (09) naval personnel infected with coronavirus and underwent treatment in hospitals, were discharged from the hospitals being tested negative to COVID-19, on 28th May 2020.

29 May 2020
Four (04) inmates leave Kalpitiya and Boossa Naval quarantine centers

Four (04) inmates who were undergoing quarantine period in Naval quarantine centers at Boossa Naval Base and at Kalpitiya area, left the centers after completion of their quarantine process, on 28th May 2020.

29 May 2020
Navy renders assistance to a multi-day fishing trawler in distress

Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to escort a multi-day fishing trawler, Doni, which had gone for fishing with 07 fishermen aboard from the Galle fisheries harbour and distressed at sea due to a technical fault, today (29th May 2020).

29 May 2020
Navy renders assistance to ship crew transfers

The Navy, on 28th May 2020, rendered assistance to transfer a group of foreign nationals who arrived at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in a special plane, to board their ships at the port of Galle. Apart from that, the Navy also provided safe transport facilities to another group of foreigners from the same ships to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, to fly their homes.

29 May 2020
RO plant installed by Navy at Muhudu Maha Viharaya declared open for the use of general public

A Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant installed under the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, at the historical Muhudu Maha Viharaya in Pothuvil, was declared open by the Commander Southeastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Senarath Wijesooriya, on 28th May 2020.

29 May 2020
Thirteen (13) naval personnel tested negative to COVID-19 discharged from hospitals-Recovered number goes up 357

Another thirteen (13) naval personnel infected with coronavirus and underwent treatment in hospitals, were discharged from the hospitals being tested negative to COVID-19, on 27th May 2020.

28 May 2020
Navy escorts distressed multi-day fishing vessels washed away by cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’

The local multi-day fishing vessels that were washed-away to Indonesian sea area as a result of the recent cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’, were escorted back to island’s waters with the help of the Sri Lanka Navy Ship ‘Samudura’.

28 May 2020
Navy seizes unauthorized fishing nets

During two search operations conducted at the beach lines of Kovilkodieruppu area in Trincomalee and Palchenei area in Kadiraweli on 26th May 2020, the Navy managed to find unauthorized nets being hidden in these areas.

28 May 2020
Navy apprehends cab with two persons transporting Mahogani timber

SL Navy apprehended a cab with two persons who were transporting Mahogani timber without a permit, at the road block conducted near the Ponnalai junction, Jaffna on 26th May 2020.

28 May 2020
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