Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, after being appointed as the 24^th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, left for Northern Naval Command for a sudden visit on 26th September 2020.

SLNS ‘Kelani’ in the Western Naval Command proudly celebrated its 13th anniversary on 25th September 2020.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships which arrived in Sri Lanka on 23rd September 2020, departed from the island yesterday (24th September), on successful completion of a combined naval exercise carried out with the Sri Lanka Navy.

The High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka His Excellency David Holly met with the Commander Eastern Naval Area at the Command Headquarters, on 24^th September 2020.

Colonel Muhammad Safdar Khan, the newly appointed Defence Advisor at High Commission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Navy Headquarters today (24^th September 2020).

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships ‘Kaga’ and ‘Ikazuchi’ arrived at the port of Colombo on a two-day goodwill visit today (23^rd September 2020).

The inauguration of Visit Board Search & Seizure (VBSS) Instructor Course conducted for the Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard personnel, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Global Maritime Crime Programme, was marked at the Special Boat Squadron Training School in Trincomalee on 21^st September 2020.

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne handed over the letter of appointment to Rear Admiral Sumith Weerasinghe who was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, on 22^nd September 2020 at the Navy Headquarters.

In recognition of the notable performances carried out by a group of naval personnel who made valiant efforts to rescue the life of severely injured third engineer of fire-stricken crude oil tanker, MT New Diamond, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne presented Letters of Commendation to them at the Navy Headquarters.

Sri Lanka Navy granted an interest free loan worth Rs. 500,000 each to 75 senior sailors and Rs. 200,000 each to 60 junior sailors for the first time today (21^st September 2020). The occasion to hand over cheques to the beneficiaries was presided over by Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake Auditorium, Navy Headquarters.