Deputy Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Major General (Marine Corps) F.V. Van Sprang met with Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Merril Wickramasinghe at the Eastern Naval Command Headquarters on 19^th October 2019.

The Navy launched another coastal clean-up programme today (20^th October) on beaches located in the southern part of the island.

Galle Dialogue 2019; the International Maritime Conference organized by the Sri Lanka Navy under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence, is all set to begin in Colombo on 21^st October 2019.

The Navy released 10 lobsters that were caught up in fishing nets in the sea area off Kumbukkanoya today (19^th October).

The Navy, during a search carried out in the sea area off Alampil, Mullaitivu on 18^th October 2019, apprehended 02 persons who engaged in illegal fishing activities.

The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of Visit Board Search & Seizure (VBSS) Course conducted for coast guard personnel of Republic of Philippines, Kingdom of Thailand, Socialist Republic of Vietnam attached to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Programme was held at the Special Boat Squadron Training School in Trincomalee, on 18^th October 2019.

The annual Katina Ceremony at Nagadeepa Purana Raja Maha Viharaya was conducted with the Navy’s assistance in a splendid manner on 17 and 18 October 2019.

Navy held two persons with 164.3kg of Kerala Cannabis during a search conducted at Navy road block Ilupakadawei, Mannar in the early morning today (19^th October 2019).

Navy apprehended a person with illegally kept conch shells, during a raid conducted at Arippu area in Silawathurai on 18^th October 2019.

Navy in coordination with Sri Lanka Coast Guard apprehended 03 persons with 221.8kg of Kerala Cannabis, during a patrol carried out at Weththalakerni area, Jaffna in the dawn today (19^th October 2019).