The Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy, Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo today (06^th September).

Sri Lanka Navy granted interest free loans worth Rs. 500,000 each to another 60 senior sailors today (06^th September). The simple ceremony held at the Naval Headquarters to handover the cheques in this regard was presided over by the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe.

Commander (G) Kusum Manjula assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Navy Ship Jayasagara today (06^th September).

Newly appointed Defence Attaché (DA) of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka Colonel Denis I.Shkoda paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters, Colombo today (05^th September).

A team of naval fire fighters assisted to douse a fire broke out at the Bloemendhal garbage dump, yesterday (4^th Sep).

A course of Integrated Maritime Skills Training (IMS) commenced in Trincomalee yesterday (03^rd September 2018).

Sri Lanka Navy assisted to apprehend 24 persons engaged in illegal acts at various locations in the island during the past few days.

Lieutenant Commander (ND) Mervyn Paulraj assumed duties as the new Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Navy’s Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM), SLNS Ranavijaya, today (03^rd September).

Exercise KAKADU 18 is a multilateral regional maritime exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Navy with the participation of many other regional countries. The opening ceremony of KAKADU 18 was held on 31^st August 2018 onboard the flagship of Royal Australian Naval fleet HMAS Canberra (L 02) in Darwin, Australia.

Three hundred and eighty four (384) naval recruits belonging to the 232^nd regular intake of Sri Lanka Navy, on completion of their basic training, passed out at the main parade ground of SLNS Shiksha in Poonewa on 1^st September.