During the period of World War II, the British Emperor had clearly envisaged the strategic importance of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and the necessity of a navy to ensure the Sea Lines of Communication (SLOC) or key maritime passageways lying in the vicinity of this teardrop island.

A naval search operation is currently underway to locate 02 persons who went missing after falling into water from a dinghy on 08^th December 2019. Apart from the two missing ones, another person has died from the accident.

Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 02 persons who engaged in illegal fishing using banned nets, in the seas off Palliyawasalpadu area in Kalpitiya, on 7^th December 2019.

Several beach cleaning programmes of the Sri Lanka Navy were conducted in Northern and Southern Naval Commands on 07^th December 2019.

A Hindu religious programme to invoke blessings on the Sri Lanka Navy’s 69th anniversary which falls on 09^th December, was held at the Shri Ponnambalawaneswaram Kovil in Colombo on 06th December.

Sri Lanka Navy, the golden fence round the country, will be celebrating its 69^th proud anniversary on 9^th December 2019. A number of social responsibility events have been organized to celebrate the momentous occasion.

During a search operation carried out today (07^th December) dawn, Navy personnel have been able to recovered 08 unauthorized nets each 400 feet long, in the Batticoloa lagoon area.

The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the 25^th Junior Naval Staff Course was held on Friday, 06^th December at the Admiral Wasanatha Karannagoda Auditorium, Trincomalee.

818kg of Beedi leaves has been recovered while being transported, along with nine people, on the coast of Kappaladdi, Kalpitiya by Sri Lanka Navy on 06^th December.

The Commander Southern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Kassapa Paul met with the Governor of the Southern Province, Hon. Willy Gamage at his office on 06^th December 2019.