The Australian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka His Excellency Bryce Hutchesson called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 15th March 2016.

On receipt of information naval personnel attached to SLNS Therapuththa located in North Western Naval Command recovered 187 kilograms of Kerrala Cannabis concealed under a scrub near a fishing hamlet in Silawathurai, today (15).

Navy Sports Club secured their semi-final position when they beat Police Sports Club by 19 points (2 tries and 3 penalties) to 10 points (1 try, 1 conversion and 1 penalty) in the Clifford Cup Knock-out Rugby Tournament fourth-quarter final match played at the Race Course in Reid Avenue on 14th March 2016.

Sri Lanka Navy’s Inter Command Athletics Meet was held in the sports ground of Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on 12th and 13th March 2016 in a flamboyant fashion.

Under the visionary concept of Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, another two phases of the mangrove plantation project, in view of stopping sea erosion, were held in Northern and North Central Commands.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Mahanaga in Panama arrested three local fishermen with an FGD engaged in illegal fishing between Sangamankanda and Thirukkovil sea areas on 12th March 2016.

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Department of Coast Guard to arrest 28 Indian fishermen who were poaching, in three separate incidents, yesterday (12) in Sri Lankan waters.

Forty two sailors of naval artificer branch were awarded diploma certificates on successful completion of their course of study.

Naval personnel apprehended 24 local fisherman engaged in illegal fishing in two separate incidents on 10th March 2016.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Welusumana in Northern Naval Area attested 20 persons along with a haul of 220 kgs of Sea Cucumbers, harvested illegally in Pallekuda beach area on 9th March 2016.