Forty nine (49) Senior Sailors of Sri Lanka Navy were awarded Interest free loan facility valued Five Hundred Thousand rupees (Rs.500,000/=) each, by the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Naval Headquarters, today (9^th September).

Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 04 Indian fishermen along with a fishing trawler belonging to them for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters on 09^th September 2019.

The “Sappers 4x4 Gympo 2019” Motorbike Rally was worked out on the track at the Sri Lanka School of Military Engineering (SLSME), Tunkama, Embilipitiya on September 8 and SL Navy secured several victories there.

The Navy in coordination with the Police Special Task Force held 02 suspects with 1.94kg of Kerala cannabis in Samodagama, Hambantota on 08^th September 2019.

Two Indians who engaged in business breaching the immigration and emigration rules, were taken into naval custody during a special raid carried out at Lankapatuna area in Trincomalee, on 8^th September 2019.

The Navy rendered assistance for the successful conduct of the annual feast of the National Shrine of Our Lady in Matara, held from 06^th to 08^thSeptember 2019 with the attendance of a large number of Catholic devotees.

The Navy together with the Police carried out raids in Walasmulla, Matara and Mannar on 07^th September 2019 and apprehended 02 persons with Kerala cannabis in their possession.

The Commanding Officer, Captain Mahendra Weerarathna and the ship’s complement organized a number of religious programmes on the sidelines of the celebration of the 52^nd anniversary of SLNS Rangalla, which falls on 08^th September 2019.

SL Navy apprehended 05 persons for engaging in illegal fishing in seas off Kokilai areas, on 7^th September 2019.

The 2^nd Commandant’s Cup Sailing Regatta, organized by the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), was held in the alluring waters off Sandy Bay in the port city of Trincomalee from 04^th to 07th September.