The Navy competitors who contributed to gain a glory to Sri Lanka at the 13^th South Asian Games, returned to the motherland on 12^th December 2019 and they were warmly welcomed at the Bandaranayaka International Air Port-Katunayake.

The community in Randiyagama has been distressed by flood after heavy downpour. Being alert to the disasters and damages caused to the public life, Sri Lanka Navy conducted a relief operation on 11^th December 2019.

“DD-102 Harusame” belonging to the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) departed the port of Trincomalee today (12^th December 2019), on completion of a three-day official visit. The JMSDF Ship arrived in Trincomalee on 10^th December.

Navy held four (04) persons who engaged in illegal catching of sea cucumber at night, during a patrol carried out at the Palleimunai beach area in Mannar on 12^th December 2019.

Sri Lanka Navy on 11^th December 2019 bade farewell to ‍former Commandant Volunteer Naval Force, Rear Admiral Sujeewa Perera who relinquished his naval duties to which he was committed in the past 35 years.

Sri Lanka Navy managed to rescue two persons who fell into water while riding Jet Ski at the Lake Gregory in Nuwara Eliya on 10^th December 2019.

In a bid to reinforce the Sri Lanka Navy’s concept of Green and Blue environment, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China provided pushbikes and buggies to the Sri Lanka Navy on 10^th December 2019.

A new facility needed for dental surgeries done at the Northwestern Naval Command was declared open at SLNS Thambapanni on 10 ^th December 2019. The event was presided over by Commander Northwestern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Ruwan Perera.

One hundred (100) senior sailors of the Sri Lanka Navy were granted interest free loan facility valued five hundred thousand rupees (Rs.500,000/=) each, by the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Naval Headquarters on 10^th December 2019.

Captain (C) Prabath Rathugamage assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel, SLNS ‘Samudura’ on 10^th December 2019.