Russian Rescue Vessel “Epron”, arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 03rd March 2016. The ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with naval traditions on her arrival.

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest eight Indian fishermen along with two Indian fishing dhows poaching in Sri Lankan waters North West of Kovilan Point in Kareinagar on 2nd March 2016.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne donated a three wheeler, from the “Naval Social Responsibility Fund”, to Leading Seaman Sunanda Jayalath a sailor who is attached to SLNS Pandukabaya, today (2) at the Naval Headquarters.

The inter-house sports meet of Defence Service College, in Kurunegala was held today (01) with the precedence of the State Minister of Defence Hon. Ruwan Wijewardene.

Naval troops attached to SLNS Gajaba of North Central Naval Command apprehended 2 persons while transferring 2.7 Kg of Kerala cannabis in Elluththur, Mannar on 29th February 2016.

Sri Lanka Navy facilitated the conduct of the annual festival of the St. Anthony’s Church located on the Palaithivu Island. The main mass was conducted by Vicar General of the Jaffna Roman Catholic Diocese.

Naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command, rendered assistance to transport concrete lamp posts to Eluvaitivu Island at a request made by the Ceylon Electricity Board.

The Sri Lanka Navy donated one million rupees as death compensation under the Navy's healthcare scheme, "Naviru Saviya," to the wife of the late Mechanical Engineering Mate M Amarasekara of the Civil Engineering Branch recruited under the Volunteer Special Scheme.

The Sri Lanka Navy today (27) assisted the Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources to transfer a critically ill fisherman who went on fishing on 17 this month on a multi - day fishing trawler from the Negombo fisheries harbor.

Logistic Conference 2016 organized by the Sri Lanka Navy on the theme of “Contemporary Logistics Management: Challenges and Opportunities” was held on 26th February 2016 at the Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda Auditorium in Trincomalee.