A two-day guest lecture on Littoral Warfare was conducted by Admiral Travis Sinniah (Retd) at the Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda Auditorium of the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), Trincomalee, on 04 and 05 Oct 25.

The annual Katina Pinkama ceremony of Nagadeepa Purana Rajamaha Viharaya, on the island of Nainativu in Jaffna, was successfully held with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy on 10 and 11 Oct 25.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, presented cash prize to the winners of the creative competitions associated with the 49th edition of the ‘Sayurusara’ magazine, at the Navy Headquarters on 08 Oct 25. The competition recognized the creative talents of naval personnel and their family members in poetry, painting, and photography.

The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), paid an official visit to the Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters in Colombo yesterday (07 October).

In a significant initiative to enhance safety and well-being at sea, the Sri Lanka Navy, in partnership with the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, conducted a comprehensive Basic Life Support (BLS) training programme on 03 Oct 25 at Valaichenai Fisheries Harbour.

A meeting to address challenges related to maritime security and fisheries management along the Northwestern coastal belt was convened at the Northwestern Naval Command on 02 Oct 25, under the patronage of the Commander Northwestern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Varuna Ferdinandusz.

A special meeting aimed at exploring collaborative solutions to existing challenges concerning maritime and coastal issues in the Eastern Province was held on 02 Oct 25 at the Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee. The meeting was convened under the patronage of the Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Ravindra Tissera with the participation of heads of government agencies operating in the province.

The Sri Lanka Navy today (07 Oct 25) bade farewell to Rear Admiral Rajapriya Serasinghe as he relinquished his duties to which he was committed over the past 33 years in the Sri Lanka Navy.

The Sri Lanka Navy has commenced a series of commemorative events to celebrate its 75th anniversary, which falls on 09 Dec 25. The series of programmes commenced with a mobile medical and dental clinic organized by the Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine (SLCOMM) in collaboration with the Navy’s Medical and Dental Directorates in Pesalai, Mannar today (05 Oct 25).

USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) of the United States Navy which arrived in Colombo for replenishment purpose, departed the island on 04 Oct 25 and the Sri Lanka Navy bade customary farewell to the departing ship at the Port of Colombo, following naval traditions.