Appointment letters awarded for 61st intake of Officer Cadets
The awarding ceremony of appointment letters for sixty (60) Officer Cadets of 61st intake was held under the patronage of Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Admiral Somathilaka Dissanayake auditorium in SLNS Parakrama today (11th May).
11 May 2018
Poland Defence Attaché calls on Commander of the Navy
The Defence Attaché for the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in India accredited to Sri Lanka, Colonel Slawomir Koltun paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval headquarters today (11th May).
11 May 2018
Pacific Partnership 2018 signs off after a successful mission in Trincomalee
Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP 18) made yet another mission stop in Trincomalee, with the arrival of USNS Mercy, the lead ship of her class of hospital ships in the United States Navy on 25th April 2018.
10 May 2018
Director General Indian Coast Guard calls on Commander of the Navy
The Director General of Indian Coast Guard Vice Admiral Rajendra Singh who participated in the 3rd Staff Talks between senior officers of Indian Coast Guard and Sri Lankan Coast Guard, called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimewan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters today (9th May).
09 May 2018
Northern Naval Command conducts a field medical clinic in Jaffna
As a part of the Sri Lanka Navy’s cooperate social responsibility project, the Northern Naval Command conducted a field medical clinic for resettled people at Mawadipurum model village in Kankasanthurai on 06th May 2018.
08 May 2018
Navy intercepts suspicious FGD with 14 persons in northern seas
Naval personnel onboard a Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command, during routine patrol, intercepted a suspicious dinghy with 14 persons in northern seas in the wee hours of today (05 May 2018).
05 May 2018
Sri Lanka, India hold 29th International Maritime Boundary Line meeting
The 29th International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) meeting between Sri Lanka and India was held onboard Indian Naval Ship ‘Sumithra’ at the Indo-Sri Lanka Maritime Boundary Line off Kankasanthurai yesterday (03 May 2018).
04 May 2018
Australian Defence Advisor calls on Commander Eastern Naval Area
The Defence Advisor of Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka, Group Captain Sean Unvin paid a courtesy call on the Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Niraja Ategalle at the Eastern Naval Command Headquarters yesterday (3rd May).
04 May 2018
Interest free loans granted to 40 senior sailors
Another 40 senior sailors of Sri Lanka Navy were granted interest free loan facility, amounting to five hundred thousand rupees (Rs.500,000/=) each, by the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters, today (02 May 2018).
02 May 2018
Sri Lanka Navy devotedly celebrates the Vesak day
To coincide with the National Vesak day which falls after 2562 years of Lord Buddha’s passing away Sri Lanka Navy had organized a series of religious events. Accordingly, Buddha Rashmi Vesak Zone at Gangarama temple, “Kolomthota” Vesak zone at Colombo harbour premises, “Sirasa” Vesak zone and some other places around Naval bases were illuminated with charming Vesak decorations.
02 May 2018