Sri Lanka Navy completed another community welfare project, on last 11^th September.

The Bangladesh Naval Ship (BNS) ‘Somudra Joy’ arrived at the Port of Colombo today (12th September) on a goodwill visit. The ship was ceremonially welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with naval traditions on her arrival.

Ordinary Seaman Nishantha Fernando and Woman Ordinary Seaman Joshep Roshitha who represented the Sri Lanka Navy in the Sri Lankan team participated in the World Carrom Championship hosted by Korean Carrom Federation, called on the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters, today (12^th Sep).

Sri Lanka Naval Association launched its poppy campaign today (12^th September) with its President Admiral (retd) Daya Sandagiri presenting the first poppy flower to the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo.

A troop of naval personnel attached to SLNS Gotabhya in the Eastern Naval Command rescued a Whale Shark (Rhincodon Typus) that was stranded to Alampil beach area in Mulathivu and supported it to swim deep waters, yesterday (10th Sep).

Naval personnel attached to the Fast Attack Craft belonging to the Western Naval Command, during their patrol to curb transnational crime in the territorial waters of the island, apprehended 90 suspects onboard suspicious trawler plying in the Western seas of Sri Lanka today ( 11th Sep).

The scholarship awarding ceremony for the children of Naval families who excelled at the G.C.E. (O/L) examination in 2017, was held under the patronage of Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Piyal de Silva at the Admiral Somathilaka Dissanayake auditorium in SLNS Parakrama, yesterday (10^th Sep).

The crew of a Cedric boat attached to the Northern Naval Command whilst on patrol apprehended three (03) persons with 118 Kg of Kerala Cannabis (KG) in the seas 10 nautical miles off light house-Point Pedro, on 9th Sep.

Having received a distress call from the oil tanker ‘Bow Harmony’, Sri Lanka Navy today (10th September) promptly rendered assistance to transfer a mariner onboard the tanker, ashore for treatment.

Indonesian Naval Ship ‘Kri Sultan Hasanuddin’ which arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 08th September, left for her remaining sailing itinerary from the Colombo harbour today (10th September), on completion of a successful tour.