The Landing Craft Mechanized, SLNS Ranavijaya of the Sri Lanka Navy took much pride in celebrating her 24th anniversary on 21st July 2018.

A training session demonstrating lifesaving methods in rescue missions during the flood and other natural disasters was successfully carried out by Special Boat Squadron, Rapid Action Boat Squadron and Diving Unit of the Sri Lanka Navy with the participation of officers and sailors of SLNS Welusumana, at Sangupiddi area in the Kilali lagoon on 21st July.

Upon the request of the chief incumbent of the Gangaramaya Temple in Hunupitiya, the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) under its Mayor Mrs. Rosie Senanayake launched a campaign to clean the Beira Lake and surrounding areas yesterday (22^nd July).

The Chief Hydrographer of the Navy, Rear Admiral Sisira Jayakody called on the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Mr. Kapila Waidyaratne PC at the Ministry of Defence on 19th July.

The Chief Hydrographer of the Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Sisira Jayakody called on the Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ravindra Wijegunratne at the office of Chief of Defence Staff on 11th July 2018.

Navy battled with rough seas for more than 03 days in a bid to save a life of a critically ill fisherman and brought the patient ashore on 20th July 2018.

Based on information received by the Navy, two (02) suspects attempting to migrate from India to Sri Lanka by illegal means were held at the sand dune -1 in Thaleimannar yesterday (19th July).

The outgoing Defence Attaché (DA) of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka, Colonel Dmitry Mikhaylovskiy, paid a farewell call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo on 18th July 2018.

The Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) exercise, between US Naval Special Warfare Forces personnel and Sri Lanka naval personnel from the 4th Fast Attack Flotilla (4FAF) and Special Boat Squadron (SBS) was ceremonially inaugurated at the Special Boat Squadron Training School (SBSTS) in Trincomalee yesterday (17th July).

The crew of a Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command, rescued the lives of two Indian fishermen who were drifting in the sea, yesterday (July 16th).