Navy safely brings ashore fire-hit fishing trawler and its distressed fishermen
Having successfully doused a fire broke out aboard a multi-day fishing trawler off the southern coast, the Navy managed to safely bring ashore the fire-hit trawler and the fishermen aboard to Galle harbour today (07th November 2020).
07 Nov 2020
Navy takes hold of over 5711kg of dried turmeric smuggled by sea
Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 06 suspects with over 5711kg of dried turmeric attempted to be smuggled into the island, during special operations conducted in Northwestern Naval Command on 06th November 2020.
07 Nov 2020
Naval operations net 40 persons with illegally harvested sea cucumber
Naval search operations conducted in the past couple of days in North Central and Northwestern Commands led to the apprehension of 40 persons with 2186 illegally harvested sea cucumbers.
06 Nov 2020
Navy nabs 02 suspects with Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 63 million
A special search operation carried out by the Navy in the sea area off Vettalakeni on 05th November 2020, led to the apprehension of two (02) suspects attempting to smuggle about 213kg of Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 63 million, by sea into the island.
05 Nov 2020
Navy renders assistance to save pod of whales stranded on Panadura Beach
Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Coast Guard sprang in to action on 02nd November 2020 to save a pod of whales beached on Panadura area and send them back into deep seas.
03 Nov 2020
Navy seizes over 04 tons of dried turmeric along with 16 suspects
The Navy managed to seize over 4150kg of smuggled dried turmeric and apprehend 16 suspects involved in the racketeering, during special operations conducted in Northwestern and North Central Naval Commands on 30th and 31st October 2020.
01 Nov 2020