Two Russian Navy ships ‘Yaroslav Mudry’ and ‘Victor Konetsky’ arrived to the port of Colombo on a three day goodwill visit today (04^th March 2020). The visiting ships were welcomed by Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions.

The Navy, during a patrol carried out in the seas south of Mannar, apprehended two persons who were engaging in illegal fishing on a dinghy which were entering to Sri Lankan territorial waters crossing Indian territorial waters, on 04^th March 2020.

Six (06) persons who engaged in illegal harvesting of sea cucumber were apprehended by Navy during a patrol carried out in seas North of Iranathivu Island, today (04^th March 2020).

Staff Brigadier General Navaf T Alotaibi, Saudi Military Attaché for New Delhi and Colombo in Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, New Delhi visited the Naval Headquarters today (04^th March 2020).

Sri Lanka Navy in coordination with Division Vice Squad -Mannar held a person with heroin in Uppukulam area in Mannar, on 03^rd March 2020.

The new Commandant of the Police Special Task Force (STF), Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Lionel Gunathilake visited the Naval Headquarters today ( 04^th March 2020).

Captain Thushara Udugama assumed duties as Commanding Officer of SLNS Parakramabahu, one of the Advance Offshore Patrol Vessels belonging to the Sri Lanka Navy on 03^rd March 2020.

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva delivered the keynote address at the workshop on ‘Water Security and Disaster Management in Asia’ held at Colombo Hilton today (03^rd March 2020).

Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) Balance Style 2020/01 between Sri Lanka Navy and US Army commenced at the Special Boat Squadron HQ in Trincomalee on 02^nd March 2020.

Another programme of the Navy's beach clean-up effort was launched in the Panama Lagoon area today (03^rd March 2020).