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Rear Admiral Sumith Weerasinghe assumes duties as Commander Eastern Naval Area
 

Rear Admiral Sumith Weerasinghe assumed duties as the newly appointed Commander Eastern Naval Area today (08 July)....

2018-07-08

Northern Naval Command conducts field medical clinic at Nallinakapurum, newly ressetled Villege
 

As a part of the Sri Lanka Navy’s cooperate social responsibility project the Northern Naval Command conducted an another field medical clinic at the Naval community water distribution premises, Nallinakapurum village in Kankasanthurai on 07th July 2018 under the patronage of the Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Merril Wickramasinghe. ...

2018-07-08

Four (04) Indian fishermen apprehended for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
 

Four (04) Indian fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities in the Sri Lankan territorial waters along with a trawler were apprehended by the Fast Gun Boat attached to the Northern Naval Command, in the seas off the Delft Island, yesterday (7th July)....

2018-07-08

INS “Trikand” arrives at Colombo harbour
 

Indian Naval Ship “Trikand” today (7th July) arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill visit....

2018-07-07

Maldivian Coast Guard ship “Huravee” arrives at Colombo port
 

Maldivian Coast Guard ship “Huravee” arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (7th July). ...

2018-07-07

Navy renders assistance to douse fire at store in 1st Cross Street, Pettah
 

Sri Lanka Navy firefighters rendered assistance to completely douse a fire broke out at a store in the 1st Cross Street, Pettah today (07th July)....

2018-07-07

Navy rescues 03 Somalian fishers stranded at sea
 

Sri Lanka Navy Ship Nandimithra rescued 03 Somalian fishers stranded at sea about 115 nautical miles off Galle Lighthouse today (05th July 2018)....

2018-07-05

Navy yachtsmen take major honours at Trinco Blu Sailing Regatta 2018
 

The Trinco Blu Sailing Regatta 2018 organized by the Royal Colombo Yacht Club (RCYC) worked off in the seas off the hotel Trinco Blu by Cinnamon in Trincomalee on 29th and 30th June 2018....

2018-07-05

Delegation of Zimbabwe National Defence University visits Eastern Naval Command
 

The delegation of Zimbabwe National Defence University headed by Air Vice Marshal Michel Tedzani Moyo who are on an official tour to Sri Lanka visited Eastern Naval Command, today (5th July)....

2018-07-05

Twelve Indian fishermen apprehended for illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters
 

Twelve (12) Indian fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters and two trawlers used by them were apprehended by a Fast Attack Craft of SL Navy attached to the Northern Naval Command, in the seas off Delft Island, today (5th July). ...

2018-07-05

New junior sailors’ holiday bungalow declared open in Trincomalee
 

The new junior sailors’ holiday bungalow constructed at the Oxford Circus Naval Detachment belonging to SLNS Tissa in the Eastern Naval Command, was declared open by the Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Niraja Attygalle, today (04th July)....

2018-07-04

Navy assists towing of distressed fishing vessel to Colombo harbour
 

The fishing vessel named ‘Tropic Fishery 102’ which had left the Dikovita fisheries harbour, was adrift in the seas about 12 nautical miles off Colombo harbour due to a technical failure yesterday (3rd July). ...

2018-07-04

Navy’s website adjudged the most popular government website at Best Web 2018
 

The official website of the Sri Lanka Navy (www.navy.lk) was adjudged the most popular government website at the Best Web Competition 2018 organized by the University of Moratuwa. Apart from that the Navy’s website has also won the Bronze Award in the government’s best website category, among a number of other contestants....

2018-07-04

Navy rushed into rescue a girl slipped off cliff in Rumassala
 

Upon information disseminated by the Galle harbour Police about 5.00 p.m. yesterday (03rd July) to the Headquarters of Southern Naval Command, of an incident of a girl of Bonita Children’s Home in Rumassala being accidentally slipped off a nearby cliff, a group of naval personnel belonging to the Navy's Special Boat Squadron and Diving Unit were engaged in rescue efforts. ...

2018-07-04

Zimbabwe NDU delegation visits Naval Headquarters
 

A 26 member high ranking officer delegation of the Zimbabwe National Defence University (NDU), headed by Air Vice Marshal Michel Tedzani Moyo visited the Naval Headquarters in Colombo yesterday (03rd July 2018). ...

2018-07-04