The Navy, during a special operation carried out in the sea area off Negombo with the Police, apprehended 04 persons with 1620kg of beedi leaves this morning (18^th November 2019).

Navy apprehended a person who engaged in fishing illegally at the Kandy lake, on 17^th November 2019.

The Navy, during a foot patrol carried out in the beach area between Madagalthurai and Sambilithurai, recovered an anti-personnel mine on 17^th November 2019.

Sri Lanka Navy Basketball team and the crew of People's Liberation Army Navy Ship "Zhu Ke Zhen" which arrived in Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit on 14^th November, competed in a friendly Basketball match today(16^th November).

The Navy, during a search conducted at Nawachcholai area in Nilaweli on 15^th November 2019, found some explosive items used for illegal fishing.

Marking yet another important landmark of the Sri Lanka Navy’s efforts to curb Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), a Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plant installed by the Navy was ceremonially declared open by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena at the International Institute of Theravada in Karuwalagaswewa, Anamaduwa today (15^th November 2019).

The Navy recovered 975kg of Beedi leaves during a patrol carried out in the seas off Delft lighthouse on 14^th November 2019.

Mr. Ashraf Haidari, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Sri Lanka called on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Naval Headquarters on 14^th November 2019.

During a joint operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and the Coast Guard in the seas northwest of the island today (14^th November 2019), 04 Indian nationals had been apprehended with a large haul of beedi leaves.

Sri Lanka Navy will be celebrating her 69^th anniversary on 9th December and a Christian Service in view of this 69th anniversary was held at the Kaluwella Catholic church in Galle and an alms giving was held at Vanreeth Memorial Elders’ Home, on 14^th November 2019.