A friendly cricket match was played today (9^th March 2020) by SL Navy with the crew members of the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS “Parramatta” which is on a 04 day official visit in Sri Lanka.

In view of evoking blessings for Sri Lanka and all universe as well, a whole night Pirith chanting was conducted at the Murunkan ancient temple under the patronage of Maha Sanga, on 7^th March 2020.

Navy apprehended a group of persons for illegal loading of sand, on 07^th March 2020.

The Navy launched several beach clean-up programmes under the 'Green and Blue Drive' at Galle, Dikwella and Hambantota areas in the Southern Naval Command, on 07^th March 2020.

Seventy (70) sea turtle hatchlings emerged at the turtle conservation site at Panama managed under the Navy turtle conservation project, were released to the ocean, today (08^th March 2020).

Sri Lanka Navy apprehended a suspicious craft during a special operation carried out in the seas off Galle on 06^th March 2020.

The Sri Lanka Navy Inter-command Volleyball Championship-2020 worked off at SLNS Thambapanni in Northwestern Naval Command from 01^st to 07^th March. Large number of Volleyball players from all naval commands represented this year’s championship and men’s championship was won by the Training Command while the Afloat Command secured the runners-up title. Meanwhile, the women’s team of the North Central Command and the women’s team of the Northwestern Naval Command clinched the championship and runners-up positions of women's events respectively.

The newly constructed building for Seva Vanitha Yoghurt Project at SLNS Uththara was declared open by the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva along with the President of Navy Seva Vanitha Unit (NSVU), Mrs Arundathie Udithamala Jayanetti, on 07^th Mar 2020. Under this project, it is expected to produce a wide range of yogurt products at relatively low prices for the consumption of naval personnel.

The St. Anthony's sacred Church on Kachchativu Island which is located in close proximity to Indo-Sri Lanka Maritime Boundary Line and owned by Sri Lanka has long been the pinnacle of reverence of both Indian and Sri Lankan Catholic devotees. Giving precedence to customary rituals, the annual feast of the St. Anthony's Church was celebrated this morning (07^th March 2020), on a successful note.

The Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Parramatta today (07^th March 2020) arrived at the port of Colombo and she was welcomed by Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions.