A Sri Lankan national performing duties aboard the cruise ship MSC ‘Magnifica’ has recently made a request over social media to get him back to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan Navy launched a successful naval operation to seize a large consignment of drugs. This special operation was carried out by one of the Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessels in high seas about 463 nautical miles (835km) away from Sri Lankan shores.

Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS ‘Sayura’ seized a vessel carrying a large consignment of narcotics in seas about 463 nautical miles (835km) off southern coast of the island on Saturday, 28^th March 2020 around 9.30 a.m.

Sri Lanka Navy which is shouldering the national effort of controlling the spread of coronavirus in the island, prepared two holiday bungalows located at Mihitale and Oyamaduwa as quarantine centres, on 29^th March 2020.

In view of the looming threat of COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka Navy shouldering the national responsibility has swiftly set up 02 quarantine centres at the naval establishment SLNS Buwaneka in Mulankavil, Mannar and Oluvil harbour premises on 28^th March 2020, for persons suspected of COVID-19 infection.

The Sri Lanka Navy has developed a disinfection chamber to prevent and control the spread of new coronavirus.

The Navy on 22^nd and 23^rd March 2020 commenced expansion of facilities of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of the Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama and Colombo National Hospital.

The Navy held approximately 147kg of Kerala cannabis in wet weight, during a special petrol conducted in the seas North of Thalaimannar, today(21^st March 2020).

In accordance with the government’s initiatives to arrest the spread of the coronavirus in the country, police curfew had been imposed in Puttalam and Kochchikade, Negombo Police Divisions from 2.30 p.m. on 19^th March 2020.

In an attempt to stop the spread of COVID – 19 in the country, Sri Lanka Navy threw its weight behind sterilization of the Trincomalee bus station on 17^th March 2020.