The Navy, with the assistance of the Anti-Narcotics Bureau, managed to apprehend 03 suspects who were transporting about 176kg of Kerala cannabis in a bus in Palaviya area, Puttalam on 22^nd January 2020.

Under the directives of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and the President, His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa a week-long general amnesty has been declared for tri-forces absentees.

Sri Lanka Navy rescued 06 fishermen who were distressed at sea, today (13^th January 2020).

On successful completion of their training, 02 officers and 42 sailors belonging to the Sri Lanka Navy’s Marine Battalion passed out today (09 January 2020) at the Marine Battalion Headquarters in Sampur, Trincomalee.

During a special raid carried out by Sri Lanka Navy in the seas off Galle, a trawler which was transferring Kerala Cannabis was apprehended today (7^th January 2020).

Navy SC cruised to a comprehensive victory beating the Air Force 24 points to 14 during another encounter of Dialog Rugby League worked off at the Navy Rugby ground in Welisara on 3^rd January 2020.

A press briefing to make media personnel known on people smuggling, its repercussions and its legal framework was held at the auditorium of Media Centre at the Ministry of Defence today (2^nd January 2020). The event was conducted by Media Coordinator to the Commander of the Navy, Lieutenant Commander Isuru Suriyabandara.

Commencing the proceedings of the year 2020 on an auspicious note, naval personnel took the oath of allegiance to public service this morning (01^st January 2020) at a ceremony presided over by Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Naval Headquarters.

Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 14 Indian fishermen along with 03 fishing trawlers for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters on 28^th December 2019.

Some areas of the island are affected by flood due to the prevailing adverse weather condition in the country these days. In accordance with an integrated disaster management plan implemented island wide, a number of emergency naval response teams have been deployed in affected areas, by the Navy as follows.