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Navy arrests 13 persons engaged in illegal fishing
Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS) personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command arrested 13 persons engaged in illegal fishing in the seas off Kokilai and Kokkuthuduwai today (15 August 2017). One hundred (100) kilogrammes of fish along with 03 Fibre Glass Dinghies and fishing gear used for the illegal act were also taken into naval custody during the arrest....
2017-08-15
First poppy flower presented to Navy Commander
Sri Lanka Naval Association launched its poppy campaign today (15 August 2017) with its President Admiral (retd) Daya Sandagiri presenting the first poppy flower to the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo....
2017-08-15
Coastguard personnel arrest a person with 10 kg of turtle meat
Coastguard personnel stationed at Chilaw with the assistance of the Wennappuwa Police arrested a person possessing 10 kilograms of turtle meat yesterday (14 August 2017) at Ulhitiyawa during a special search operation conducted based on naval intelligence....
2017-08-15
Navy Inter Command Squash Tournament 2017
The Inter Command Squash Tournament of the Sri Lanka Navy for the year 2017 was worked off at the Command Squash Courts of the Eastern Naval Area in Trincomalee from 07th to 11th August 2017 with the participation of 35 officers and 29 sailors including 04 women sailors. ...
2017-08-15
Commander of the Army pays courtesy call on Commander of the Navy
The Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (14 August 2017). ...
2017-08-14
Navy arrests 4 Indian fishermen and trawler for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters
Naval personnel onboard Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command on routine patrol arrested 04 Indian fishermen and their fishing trawler for poaching in the Sri Lankan territorial waters 18 nautical miles north of Point Pedro yesterday (13 August 2017). ...
2017-08-14
Commander of the Navy unveils War Heroes Memorial at Gampaha
Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne unveiled the War Heroes Memorial erected by the Ex-Servicemen Association of the Navy-Gampaha District Chapter at the Gampaha-Ja Ela flyover roundabout today (13) August 2017....
2017-08-13
Navy excel at Mr. Melwa National Bodybuilding Championship
With an impressive performance in the 75kg weight category, Leading Communicator Chaturanga Dias of the Sri Lanka Navy clinched the overall championship and Leading Seaman Prasanna Siriwardene emerged the runner-up in the 70kg weight category at the Mr. Melwa National Bodybuilding Championship worked off at the Negombo Municipal Council Hall yesterday (12 August 2017)....
2017-08-13
03 Indian nationals staying illegally in Sri Lanka apprehended
Naval troops attached to the South Eastern Naval Command with the assistance of Police Special Task Force personnel stationed in Marudamunai apprehended three (03) Indian nationals who were illegally staying in Sri Lanka during a special search operation conducted in Nindavur yesterday (11th August 2017) on information received by the Navy....
2017-08-12
War Hero’s family receives house under ‘Api Wenuwen Api’ project
A new house built under the ‘Api Wenuwen Api’ housing project for heroic security forces personnel was handed over to the wife of the late naval war hero Lieutenant Udaya Owitigala by Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe today (11th August 2017)....
2017-08-11
Navy apprehends 6 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command apprehended 6 local fishermen engaged in fishing activities using illegal fishing nets in the sea area off Pulmudai yesterday (August, 10)....
2017-08-11
3 persons arrested with 30 kg of Kerala cannabis
On receipt of an intelligence tip-off to the Navy, naval personnel attached to the Western Naval Command together with a team of Police Special Task Force personnel, Colombo, arrested 3 persons with 30 kg of Kerala cannabis, during a special search conducted at Eluthoor in Mannar, this morning (11th August)....
2017-08-11
Naval Hydrographic Office declared open
The newly established Naval Hydrographic Office was ceremonially declared open under the patronage of the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera in Mattakkuliya today (10, August). ...
2017-08-10
SL Navy arrests 3 trawlers, 12 Indian fishermen for poaching in territorial waters
Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard patrol craft attached to the Northern Naval Command whilst on routine patrol, arrested 12 Indian fishermen and 03 fishing trawlers for poaching in the Sri Lankan territorial waters last night (09, August)....
2017-08-10
SL Navy – Indian Coast Guard facilitate repatriation of 02 Sri Lankan fishermen
Sri Lankan Navy today (09, August), facilitated the repatriation of 02 Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by the Indian Coast Guard for trespassing into Indian territorial waters. ...
2017-08-09
