A troop of Naval personnel attached to the North Western Naval Command, recovered a banned nylon net during a patrol carried out at Serakkuliya sea area in Kalpitiya, today (19^th March).

Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sagara left Trincomalee harbour today (19^th March) for Malaysia to participate in the International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA)-2019 which is scheduled to be held on Langkawi Island.

A group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command, during patrol in the sea area of Palliyawatta in Kalpitiya, arrested 03 persons for engaging in illegal fishing using unauthorized nets, without a valid license yesterday (18^th March).

A troop of naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command nabbed 03 persons with 10.4kg of Kerala cannabis during a raid carried out in the general area of Aiyyakachchi yesterday (17^th March).

A group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command, in collaboration with Mulankavil Police and officials from National Food & Medicines Regulatory Authority, apprehended a person who had been selling Pregabalin pain killer tablets, during a raid carried out at Mulankavil area in Kilinochchi, yesterday (17^th March).

Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command in coordination with the STF officials of Pulmudai arrested a suspect with a cache of explosives illegally used for fishing, during a raid carried out in Yan Oya, Pulmudai yesterday (17^th March).

A team of Naval personnel attached to the Southern Naval Command in coordination with Police STF-Weligama apprehended a person with 440g of KG, during a raid carried out in Weligama area, yesterday (17^th March).

In view of initial survey of a drowned ship in the seas around Batticoloa during the 2^nd World War, two war ships of Australian Navy which arrived in Sri Lanka on 11^th March sailed to Trincomalee harbour today(17^th March).

The President His Excellency, Maithripala Sirisena declared the Theravada Tripitaka as a National Heritage of Sri Lanka on 05^th January.

A team of SLN swimmers took part in the Two Mile Open Sea Swimming Championship – 2019, organized by the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) off the beach of Sri Lanka Lifesaving Training School, Balapitiya yesterday (16^th March).