During a joint raid carried out by the Sri Lanka Navy and Police, 18 Sri Lankans who were on an illegal migration attempt, were apprehended yesterday (23).

Sri Lanka Navy Patrol Craft, apprehended 3 suspects with 154.6 kg of Kerala Cannabis transferring by a dinghy. The apprehension was made in the seas northwest of Kankesanthirai yesterday (23).

SLNS Samudura, entered Colombo harbour Thursday (23 Feb), on completion of a successful voyage, representing Sri Lanka at the AMAN – 17, International Maritime Naval Exercise at Karachi, Pakistan.

Sri Lanka Navy Sailing Team triumphed with honours at the Dr. Nihal Jinasena memorial trophy sailing regatta, at Mirissa recently.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Kashyapa located at Vakarai in the Eastern Naval Command arrested 12 monofilament nets in the area of Kaththankudi yesterday (22).

Passing yet another significant milestone of the Sri Lanka Navy’s noble effort in providing safe drinking water to the general public free of charge, under its Community Service Programmes, three more Reverse Osmosis plants were declared open recently.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Buwaneka at Nachchikuda in the North Central Naval Command, arrested 14 persons while harvesting sea cucumbers, in the sea area off Keeramunal yesterday (20).

The Indonesian Naval Ship, ‘Kri Sultan Iskandar Muda – 367’ arrived at the Port of Colombo for a goodwill visit today (19).

With the express purpose of promoting peace through sport, the International Military Sport Council (CISM) Day Run 2017 flagged off at the Galle Face Green today (18).

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Thambapanni located in Puttalam in the Northwestern Naval Command together with the officials of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource, Chilaw apprehended a person engaged in illegal fishing of lobsters in the general are of Muthupanthiya yesterday (17).