In response to a request made to the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Colombo manned by the Sri Lanka Navy, an SLN craft rendered assistance to bring an acutely ill patient who had been onboard the merchant tanker, Horin Trader, ashore for emergency medical treatment on 29th September 2015.

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest a fishing dhow with 07 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters in the seas north of Baththalangunduwa in Kalpitiya on 28th September 2015.

Litro Gas Lanka Ltd, the largest importer and supplier of LP Gas in Sri Lanka, has come forward to sponsor the Navy Cup Triathlon Championship 2015 by providing Rs. 100,000.00.

The Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel, Sagara, rendered assistance to bring the dead body of a fisherman ashore on 28th September 2015.

Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command arrested 16 persons on the suspicion of illegal fishing south west of Elizabeth island on 26th September 2015.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne visited the North Central and North Western Naval Areas on 26th and 27th September 2015 in order to inspect their operational readiness and administrative functions.

A naval craft on patrol in the seas north west of Thalai-mannar sighted a sinking Indian trawler, Paleiperiyal on 26th September 2015.

The Sri Lanka Navy granted one million rupees as death compensation to the farther of the late Able Seaman KAN Kumara, who had died of a road traffic accident.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne was the Chief Guest at the Old Scouts and Old Guides’ Day of the Richmond College, Galle, held on 24th September 2015.

Russian Rescue Vessel “Epron”, arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 23rd September 2015.