A delegation led by the Commander Combined Task Force (CTF) 154, Commodore Haytham Elsayed Khalil called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at the Navy Headquarters today (02nd October 2024). The Sri Lanka Navy is set to assume command of Combined Task Force 154, a unit under the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), the world’s largest maritime coalition, based in Bahrain.

Following the completion of their basic training, 211 Regular Naval Force recruits and 60 Volunteer Naval Force recruits from the 255th intake of the Sri Lanka Navy passed out in a vibrant ceremony at the main parade ground of SLNS Shiksha in Poonewa on 28th September 2024.

Sri Lanka Navy conducted several cleanup drives in beach areas covering Naval Commands on 28th September 2024, in parallel with the International Coastal Cleanup Day (21st September) and Marine Resources Conservation Week.

In a solemn and dignified ceremony held at Trincomalee’s Ostenburg Point on 27th September 2024, the ashes of late Lieutenant Norman Schofield, a Royal Navy officer and Mrs Marian Schofield, his late spouse, were scattered with full naval honours. Between 1956 and 1958, Lieutenant Norman Schofield served as a communication officer at the HMS Highflyer naval base in Trincomalee, which was regarded as the second-largest naval base in the world during that period. In accordance with the officer's final wishes, who passed away in 1999, his and his spouse's ashes were respectfully scattered following naval traditions.

In a significant ceremony at Navy Headquarters on 27th September 2024, the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera, awarded appointment letters to 51 Officer Cadets of the 67th Intake, 18 Direct Entry Officers, and 7 Officer Cadets from University Grant Commission scheme.

The Sri Lanka Navy's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Unit stationed at Hambantota conducted a CBRN exercise at the Oil Pier of Hambantota International Port on 26th September 2024.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera on 23rd September 2024 participated in the formal duty assumption of the new Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd). The President, Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) as the new Secretary to the Ministry of Defence.

The passenger vessel ‘Neduntharakai’ was ceremonially handed over to the Road Development Authority (RDA) in Delft on 19th September 2024, following the completion of full docking by the Sri Lanka Navy. This vessel has been deployed by the Road Development Authority for passenger transport between the Delft Island and Kurikattuwan Jetty in Jaffna.

Sanken Overseas Pvt Ltd handed over a cheque to the Sri Lanka Navy on 19th September 2024 for the installation of a medical grade RO plant at the National Hospital, Colombo. The cheque was presented to the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera, at Navy Headquarters. This project, part of the Naval Social Responsibility initiative, will be carried out using the Navy’s manpower and industrial expertise.

The Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of Embassy of France in Colombo, H.E. Marie-Noëlle Duris met with the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at the Navy Headquarters today (19th September 2024). The purpose of the visit was to introduce the newly appointed French Director of studies of the Regional Center for Maritime Studies, Lieutenant Commander Carine BUZAUD.