Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne visited the Northern Naval Area yesterday (6) in order to inspect its operational readiness and administrative functions.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijayaba located in Nilaweli in the Eastern Naval Command arrested 7 local fishermen with a Fiber Glass Dingy and a Monofilament Net while fishing illegally in the seas off Kumburupiddi yesterday (6).