The three Iranian naval ships; Bushehr, Lavan and Bayandore which arrived in the island on a training and goodwill visit, departed the Colombo harbour on completion of their four-day official visit today (18^th February).

Captain (C) Buddhika Liyanagamage took over the duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Fast Missile Vessel, SLNS Nandimithra today (18^th February).

The civil staff members of the Sri Lanka Navy organized a ceremony to welcome the 23^rd Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake Auditorium, SLNS Parakrama today (18^th February).

The International Military Sport Council (CISM) Day Run - 2019 was flagged off at the Galle Face Green Colombo today (18^th February).

Naval personnel attached to the Southern Naval Command in coordination with STF troops in Dikwella apprehended 2 suspects with 120g of cannabis, during a raid carried out in Dikwella area, yesterday (16^th February).

Navy recovered a dead body of a person who went missing while bathing at Kelani River today (17^th February).

Sri Lanka Navy Ship (SLNS) ‘Sayurala’ left for Pakistan from the Colombo harbour on 02^nd February to take part in the naval exercise AMAN 2019, the biennial exercise hosted by the Pakistan Navy.

The CISM Day Run, one of the key annual events of the International Military Sports Council organized with the participation of its member countries, is scheduled to be flagged off at the Colombo lighthouse tomorrow (18^th February) at 6.00 a.m.

A Fast Attack Craft (FAC) of the Southern Naval Command rendered assistance to bring an injured fisherman on a multiday fishing trawler to the Hambantota fisheries harbour for immediate treatment today (16^th February).

Sri Lanka Navy Canoeing Pool emerged with the overall championship with clinching both men and women categories at the National Canoe Sprint Championship-2019 which worked off on the waters of Diyawannawa from 13^th to 16^th February.