The ship’s company including the Commanding Officer, Commander Dumindu Abewickrama and Executive Officer, Lieutenant Commander Chamara Liyanage of the Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) SLNS Jayasagara initiated several programmes to mark its Ship’s Day that fell on 09 December.

Based on information received by the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the Western Naval Command in coordination with crime branch officials of the Kadawatha Police nabbed a suspect with a copper plate of historic value and another 60 foot long copper strip yesterday. (11th December)

Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command conducted several social responsibility services in view of the 67th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy and forthcoming Christmas celebrations.

Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 9 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing in separate locations yesterday (11 December). Accordingly, naval personnel attached to the South Eastern Naval Command arrested 3 persons who were illegally catching lobsters in the areas of Panama, Okanda, Pothuvil and Komari.

A Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command arrested 23 Indian fishermen along with 05 trawlers for engaging in illegal fishing in the Sri Lankan territorial waters north and northwest of Delft Island last night (11 December).

The Ambassador of Iran Islamic Republic to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Mr. Zaeri Amirani Mohammad called on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe, at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo today (12 December).

As a part of the Sri Lanka Navy’ cooperate social responsibility project, the Northern Naval Command has organized a blood donation week from 11th December 2017 at Northern Province Central Blood Bank, Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, under the patronage of the Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Jayantha de Silva.

In response to a distress call from a Vietnamese Container Ship “ Thai Binh Bay” Sri Lanka Navy promptly rendered assistance to transfer a wounded mariner onboard ship, ashore for treatment this morning ( 11 December).

The Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, who is on a official visit to Sri Lanka, called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimewan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters today (11th December).

The High Commissioner for Canada in Sri Lanka His Excellency Mr. Ahmed A. Jawad called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters on 11th December 2017.