Event News
Navy assists in the repatriation of 34 Sri Lankan fishermen
Sri Lanka Navy assisted in the repatriation of thirty-four (34) Sri Lankan fishermen, who were released from the Indian custody.
21 Nov 2015
Navy beat Air Force
Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club beat Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club 36 – 08 in their Dialog Inter-Club ‘A’ Division league rugby match, which kicked off at the SLN Rugby Ground in Welisara at 4.00 p.m on 20th November 2015.
21 Nov 2015
Joint Commander of the French Forces deployed in the Indian Ocean calls on Commander of the Navy
Joint Commander of the French Force deployed in the Indian Ocean, Rear Admiral Antoine Beaussant called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 20th November 2015.
20 Nov 2015
"Galle Dialogue 2015" to begin in the Port City of Galle
The International Maritime Conference, “Galle Dialogue 2015”, organized by the Sri Lanka Navy under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence, will get underway in the port city of Galle on 23rd November 2015 for the sixth consecutive year.
20 Nov 2015
Fourteen Indian fishermen arrested in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest fourteen Indian fishermen along with three Indian fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters in close proximity to Delft Island on 18th November 2015.
19 Nov 2015
Navy arrests twenty six persons engaged in illegal fishing
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya arrested 26 persons with 15 Fiber Glass Dinghies (FGDs) on the suspicion of their engagement in illegal fishing in the seas between Seththawadiya and Uchchamuniya on 18th November 2015.
19 Nov 2015
Japanese Ambassador calls on Commander of the Navy
The Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Mr. Kenichi Suganuma called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 18th November 2015.
18 Nov 2015
Commander of the Navy accords a warm welcome to ex-Royal Navy officer visiting Sri Lanka
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne accorded a warm welcome to Lieutenant Commander (Retd) Gordon M Scott MBE, a retired officer of the Royal Navy when he called over at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 18th November 2015 while on visit with his wife to Sri Lanka.
18 Nov 2015
A three- member Nigerian naval delegation calls on the Commander of the Navy
A three-member Nigerian naval delegation called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters on 18th November 2015.
18 Nov 2015
Commander of the Navy expresses his condolences to the victims of Paris terrorist attacks
The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne expressed his condolences to the French people in their time of bereavement for the loss of 129 innocent lives by calling over at the French Embassy in Colombo on 17th November 2015.
17 Nov 2015