The United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, His Excellency Mr. Atul Keshap called on the Commander Southern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Jagath Ranasinghe at the Southern Naval Command Headquarters in Galle on 14th January 2016.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalpitiya arrested 22 persons with 6 Fiber Glass Dinghies (FGDs) on engagement in illegal fishing in the seas between Karativu and Kondachci on 14th January 2016.

The Sri Lanka Navy assisted the repatriation of eight Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan custody on 15th January 2016.

Naval personnel deployed on a patrol craft attached to the Southern Naval Command arrested three fishermen with a canoe engaged in illegal fishing using dynamite in the Medagala sea area in Galle on 12th January 2016.

The Northern Naval Command under the guidance of the Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Piyal De Silva donated books to over 1,000 students studying in schools located on the islets of the Northern Province for the new school year.

One hundred sixty-seven (167) Sri Lanka Navy officers were conferred with the Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) degree by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) at a degree awarding ceremony held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on 12th January 2016.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne is currently in Bangladesh at the invitation of the Chief of Naval Staff of the Bangladesh Navy, Vice Admiral Muhammad Farid Habib and he is attending the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) 2016 Seminar and Conclave of Navy Chiefs, which are being held in its capital Dhaka.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya in Kalapitiya arrested five (05) persons with an illegal haul of 950 kilograms of sea cucumber at Kappaladi, Kalpitiya, on 08th January 2016.

A tree planting campaign to mark the first anniversary of assumption of office by His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena was held at the Naval Headquarters on 09th January 2016 under the patronage of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne addressed the newly enlisted Officer Cadets of the 57th Intake and the Direct Entry Officers at the auditorium of SLNS Parakrama on 08th January 2016.