The ceremonial opening of the Buddha Rashmi Vesak Zone of this year got off the ground on 29 April 2018 under the patronage of the Prime Minister, Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Seema Malaka premises of Gangaramaya Temple, Hunupitiya.

Navy apprehended 14 persons engaged in illegal activities during the past few days across the country.

In parallel with the celebration of Vesak festival, a special blood donation campaign conducted by the staff members of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital took place at the hospital premises on 28 April 2018.

The inter-command sea swimming competition which consisted of a 2km swim was successfully held at the Nicholson Cove seas yesterday (28 April 2018) with the participation of over 450 male and female swimmers.

For the worship of devotees attending the Vesak Zone organized under the auspices of Sirasa Media Network, the ‘Sarvagna Dathu’ Relics’ were brought via sea from the premises of the Sri Paramananda Rajamaha Viharaya, Galle to the Naval Headquarters in Colombo yesterday (28 April 2018).

The inaugural ceremony of Pacific Partnership 2018 was held on a grand manner at Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee in the Eastern Naval Command, yesterday (25th April).

Sri Lanka Navy Canoeing Pool emerged with the overall championship and other several positions at the 2^nd National Canoe Sprint Championship which worked off on the waters of Diyawannawa on 23^rd and 24^th April.

A training mission extended for lifesaving was successfully conducted at Sangupiddi area in the Kilali lagoon by Naval personnel attached to the Special Boat Squadron (SBS), Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS) and the Diving Unit of SL Navy in collaboration with the officers and sailors of SLNS Welusumana, on last 24th of April.

USNS Mercy, the lead ship of her class of hospital ships in the United States Navy arrived at the port of Trincomalee today (25 April 2018) as part of the ongoing annual multilateral Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) preparedness mission - Pacific Partnership 2018.

Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sagara left for Indonesia from the port of Trincomalee today (24 April 2018) to attend the Multilateral Naval Exercise “Komodo” and “International Fleet Review” (IFR) 2018.