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Naval personnel rescue a girl drowning in Panama lagoon
Naval personnel attached to the Rapid Response Rescue and Relief Unit (4RU) in the Southeastern Naval Command rescued a little girl who was drowning near the lagoon mouth in Panama yesterday (02nd March). ...
2019-03-03
34th National Rowing Championship – 2019
The 34th National Rowing Championship – 2019 was held for 03 days at the Diyawanna Rowing Centre from 28th February to 02nd March. ...
2019-03-03
Navy finds 188 banned fishing nets in Batticaloa lagoon area
A group of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command, during a routine patrol, managed to find 188 banned fishing nets used for illegal fishing practices in the lagoon area of Batticaloa last morning (02nd March). ...
2019-03-03
Twenty three (23) SBS personnel pass out in Trincomalee
On successful completion of their training, nineteen (19) sailors and four (04) officers of the 26th intake of the Navy's Special Boats Squadron (SBS) passed out at the SBS Headquarters, Naval Dockyard in Trincomalee today (02nd March). ...
2019-03-02
Navy’s tip-off leads to arrest of a person caught thresher shark
Following a tip-off given by the Navy, Sri Lanka Coast Guard in coordination with officials of the Department of Fisheries in Negombo carried out a raid and arrested a person while bringing the banned species of thresher shark to the Negombo harbour today (02nd March). ...
2019-03-02
New Junior Sailors' Mess at SLNS Barana declared open
The newly constructed Junior Sailors’ Mess at SLNS Barana in the Northwestern Naval Command was ceremonially declared open by Commander Northwestern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Sujeewa Perera today (02nd March)....
2019-03-02
Navy nabs three persons wit heroin
A troop of Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command in coordination with the Narcotic Division of Mannar Police apprehended a woman with a person who were selling heroin during a raid carried out at Ulluppukulama area in Mannar, yesterday (01 March) 5.20g of heroin was recovered in possession of them and the mobile phone used for drug selling, apprehended persons and the heroin were handed over to Mannar Police by Police Narcotic Division for onward legal action....
2019-03-02
Rear Admiral Noel Kalubowila assumes duties as Commander Southeastern Naval Area
Rear Admiral Noel Kalubowila assumed duties as Commander Southeastern Naval Area today (01st March). ...
2019-03-01
Rear Admiral Upul Ekanayake retires from naval service
Rear Admiral Upul Ekanayake who held office as Director General Electrical and Electronic Engineering retired from his 34-year-long illustrious naval career today (01st March). ...
2019-03-01
IRONMAN 70.3 winners meet Commander of the Navy
The Ironman 70.3 international triathlon was held at the Galle Face Green on 24th February 2019 on a high note. ...
2019-03-01
Person arrested for possessing 200g of Kerala cannabis
Naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command with the assistance of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) arrested a person with 200g of Kerala cannabis, during a raid conducted in Puttalam yesterday (28th February). ...
2019-03-01
Navy apprehends two suspects with heroin
A group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command in coordination with officials of the Police Narcotics Bureau apprehended 02 suspects with 2.5g of heroin in their possession, during a search conducted in Wankalei area, Mannar today (28th February). ...
2019-02-28
Thirty (30) senior sailors receive interest free loans
Sri Lanka Navy granted interest free loans worth Rs. 500,000 each to another thirty (30) senior sailors during a simple ceremony presided over by the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Naval Headquarters today (28th February). ...
2019-02-28
Sri Lanka Navy Hydrographic Service assumes operations of RV ‘Samudrika’
Sri Lanka Navy officially took over the operations of Sri Lanka’s only national marine research platform RV 'Samudrika' during a function held at Naval Headquarters today (28th February). ...
2019-02-28
SLNS ‘Sayurala’ arrives the island on completion of successful tour
Sri Lanka Naval Ship ‘Sayurala’ which left for Pakistan from the Colombo harbour on last 02nd February to take part in the Naval Exercise AMAN 2019, the biennial exercise hosted by the Pakistan Navy, on successful completion of her Naval exercise, arrived the island today (28th February). On arrival, she was welcomed in compliance with naval traditions. ...
2019-02-28
