An all-night pirith chanting ceremony followed by an alms giving was held at SLNS Gemunu in Welisara on 2nd and 3rd December 2017 in view of the 67th Navy Day, the annual celebration of the Sri Lanka Navy.

French Naval Ship ‘Auvergne’ arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (03 December). Sri Lanka Navy welcomed the visiting ship in accordance with naval customs upon her arrival. The Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka, H.E. Jean-Marin Schuh and several officials from the French Embassy were present on the harbour premises to receive the French vessel.

Three hundred and eighty three (383) naval recruits belonging to the 230th regular intake of the Sri Lanka Navy passed out at SLNS Shiksha in Poonewa yesterday (02 December). The Commander Northwestern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Rasika Dissanayake graced the passing out ceremony as the Chief Guest and took the salute.

The daily routine of communities at several regions in the island was greatly hampered after the inclement weather that wreaked havoc in the country over the last couple of days. Naval personnel attached to the Marine Battalion and Rapid Response Rescue & Release Squadron (4RS) have already commenced relief work in view of restoring the lives of affected people in respective areas.

The household chores of the residents in Panwila area in Kalutara had been severely hampered as a result of area-wide blackout due to trees fallen on power lines and roads following inclement weather.

A team of Navy divers has been deployed at the Bandaththara bridge in Nadugala today (02 December) to make sure uninterrupted downstream of water in Nilwala river.

Sri Lanka Navy recovered two dead bodies of fishermen and transferred them to the shore yesterday (01 December). The two fishermen went missing out at sea following the adverse weather prevailed in the island during last couple of days.

Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command, on routine patrol, apprehended 20 Indian fishermen along with 02 fishing trawlers for poaching in the Sri Lankan territorial waters north of Kovilan Point and Point Pedro last night (01 December).

Amidst the prevailing adverse weather condition in the country, the Sri Lanka Navy sprang into action engaging in flood relief operations in affected areas in the Southern, Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces of the island.

On receipt of intelligence information, naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command in coordination with Arachchikattuwa Police foiled a human smuggling attempt and arrested 32 persons along with a trawler yesterday (30 November).