Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Area arrested 04 persons while harvesting sea cucumbers, without authorized licence, in the Inner Harbour area off Trincomalee today (05).

Naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command, during a night patrol, recovered 17 kg of Kerala Cannabis abandoned in Uduththurai area yesterday (04).

The Sri Lanka Navy’s second Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV), SLNS ‘Sindurala’ which is being built at the Goa Shipyard Ltd, was officially launched on 02nd May, in India.

The Director General Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Rear Admiral Vasantha Fernando bade farewell to his 35 years of illustrious naval career today (4).

The 32nd edition of the Sayurusara Magazine which encompasses articles of the naval personnel, was presented to the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne by the Chief Editor of the magazine Lieutenant Commander Ruwan Premaweera at the Naval Headquarters today (4).

Pakistan Naval Ship (PNS) ‘Zulfiquar’ arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (04).

A group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command together with the officials of the Assistant Directorate of Fisheries (ADF) in Mannar apprehended 7 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing activities using explosive in the seas of South Bar, Mannar yesterday (2).

Pakistan Maritime Security Ship ‘Dasht’ arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (03).

On receipt of intelligence information to the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command in coordination with the Kalpitiya Police apprehended four suspects with 200 kg of Kerala Cannabis today (2).

On receipt of an intelligence tip-off to the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the Sri Lanka Coast Guard in coordination with Kotawila Police, during a search, arrested a suspect with 250mg of heroin in Udupila, Mirissa yesterday(1).