The Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship of the United States Navy, USS ‘Comstock’ arrived at the Port of Colombo on a four day training visit yesterday (27).

On receipt of intelligence information, naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command in coordination with the Police Special Task Force, Puttalam carried out a joint raid today (28).

The Director Marine Engineering, Rear Admiral Saratchandra Amarasinghe MBA, BSc (Eng) Hon, CEng, MIE (SL) today (28) bade farewell to his illustrious naval career which spanned over 35 years.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne made a visit to the South Eastern Naval Command yesterday (26).

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne declared open a Naval Leave Centre and Reception Hall in Tangalle yesterday (26).

The Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship of the United States Navy, USS ‘Comstock’ arrived at the Port of Colombo on a training visit today (27).

Upon receipt of information to the Navy, naval personnel attached to the South Eastern Naval Command in coordination with the Special Task Force carried out a joint raid yesterday (26) and apprehended 2 suspects with 8 kg of cannabis in the general area of Thanamalwila.

On receipt of information from naval personnel in the Northern Naval Command, officials of the Department of Excise arrested a person with 1.5 kg of heroin.

The hydrographic survey ship, INS ‘Darshak’ of the Indian Navy arrived at the Port of Colombo today (27) on a training visit.

As part of a wide range of community service projects being implemented by the Navy under the able leadership of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, three more Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants were declared open at Thalawegama Vidyalaya in Mahiyangana and two Naval Bases; SLNS Gajaba and SLNS Buwaneka in Mannar yesterday (25).