Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya arrested two (2) persons with an illegal haul of 621 kilograms of sea cucumbers at Kirimundalam, Kalpitiya, on 09th March 2016.

At an invitation of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne the Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Eng. Karunasena Hettiarachchi declared open an RO plant for public use in Irattai Periyakulam in Vavunia today (10).

Naval personnel arrested 18 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing in two separate incidents on 9th March 2016.

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest four Indian fishermen along with an Indian fishing trawler poaching in Sri Lankan waters West of Karainagar Island on 9th March 2016.

The Royal Navy Omani Ship "Sadah" arrived at the Port of Colombo on 8th March 2016 on a goodwill visit.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne visited the Sri Lanka Navy's exhibition stall at the Agricultural Educational Trade Exhibition held in BMICH, today (7).

Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 2 persons, in Madugal area Jaffna, while attempting to smuggle 6.94 kgs of gold worth Rs. 34.5 million by a fishing boat. The suspects were on an attempt to transfer the stock of gold by means of a dinghy in disguise pretending they were fishermen.

Navy divers attached to the South-Eastern Naval Command recovered two dead bodies of a man and woman drowned in Kottukalli waters Ampara, yesterday morning (5).

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrested 29 Indian fishermen along with one Indian fishing trawler with 9 fishermen North of Thalai-mannar and 3 Indian fishing dhows and 20 Indian fishermen North-west of Kudiremalai Point, poaching in Sri Lankan waters on 5th March 2016.

The naval crew onboard ship SLNS Samudura, apprehended 17 Sri Lankans who were on an attempt to heading towards Australia on 5th March 2016 at 2.30 am in the seas 40 NMs off the Galle lighthouse.