The 34^th National Rowing Championship – 2019 was held for 03 days at the Diyawanna Rowing Centre from 28^th February to 02^nd March.

A group of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command, during a routine patrol, managed to find 188 banned fishing nets used for illegal fishing practices in the lagoon area of Batticaloa last morning (02^nd March).

On successful completion of their training, nineteen (19) sailors and four (04) officers of the 26th intake of the Navy's Special Boats Squadron (SBS) passed out at the SBS Headquarters, Naval Dockyard in Trincomalee today (02^nd March).

Following a tip-off given by the Navy, Sri Lanka Coast Guard in coordination with officials of the Department of Fisheries in Negombo carried out a raid and arrested a person while bringing the banned species of thresher shark to the Negombo harbour today (02^nd March).

The newly constructed Junior Sailors’ Mess at SLNS Barana in the Northwestern Naval Command was ceremonially declared open by Commander Northwestern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Sujeewa Perera today (02^nd March).

A troop of Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command in coordination with the Narcotic Division of Mannar Police apprehended a woman with a person who were selling heroin during a raid carried out at Ulluppukulama area in Mannar, yesterday (01 March) 5.20g of heroin was recovered in possession of them and the mobile phone used for drug selling, apprehended persons and the heroin were handed over to Mannar Police by Police Narcotic Division for onward legal action.

Rear Admiral Noel Kalubowila assumed duties as Commander Southeastern Naval Area today (01^st March).

Rear Admiral Upul Ekanayake who held office as Director General Electrical and Electronic Engineering retired from his 34-year-long illustrious naval career today (01^st March).

The Ironman 70.3 international triathlon was held at the Galle Face Green on 24^th February 2019 on a high note.

Naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command with the assistance of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) arrested a person with 200g of Kerala cannabis, during a raid conducted in Puttalam yesterday (28^th February).