On receipt of an intelligence tip-off naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command apprehended a suspect and 8.1 kg of Water Gel Sticks at two separate locations today (3).

With a spectacular performance, Sri Lanka Navy Football team emerged champion at the Foot Ball Association (FA) CUP 2017 beating St. Nicholas Football Team Jaffna in a closely encountered final by 1-0, held at Duraiappa Grounds Jaffna yesterday (2).

Sri Lankan Navy Ship Samudura (Ex- USCGC Courageous) and Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force(JMSDF) ship ‘Teruzuki’ engaged in a bilateral sea-borne exercise off Colombo today(02 April).

Sri Lanka naval fleet units on patrol in the Northern waters apprehended 13.5 kg of drugs suspected to be heroin along with 6 Indian nationals and an Indian fishing boat this morning (2).

On receipt of information to the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command in coordination with Mulankavil Police arrested 2 persons for having 8.275 kg of Kerala Cannabis in their possession.

The Sri Lanka Navy has been implementing several community service programmes under the visionary leadership of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne.

On receipt of intelligence information, naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command in coordination with the Mannar Police Narcotic Bureau nabbed a person with 4.2 kg of Kerala Cannabis at the Mannar private bus station today (1).

Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) Ship, ‘Teruzuki’, arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill and training visit today (1).

Sri Lanka Navy’s Flagship Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), SLNS ‘Sayura’ which left for Malaysia on 14thMarch to take part in the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2017, returned to the Colombo port today (31) on successful completion of tour events.

As part of the Sri Lanka Navy welfare initiative to grant interest free loans of Rs. 500,000 for navy personnel, under a concept of Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, another batch of 100 senior sailors were granted interest free loans at a function held at Naval Headquarters’ Admiral Somathilaka Dissanayaka Auditorium today (31).