SLNS Rangalla celebrated its 50th anniversary on “Rangalla Day” with a host of activities befitting its Golden Jubilee today (08 September 2017).

The Military, Naval and Air Attaché of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sri Lanka, Senior Colonel Xu Jianwei paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah at the Navy Headquarters today (08 September 2017).

Lieutenant Colonel Douglas C. Hess, the Defence Attaché of the US Embassy in Sri Lanka called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah at the Navy Headquarters in Colombo today (08 September 2017).

The outgoing Defence Adviser of the Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka, Commodore Shah Aslam Parvez, paid a farewell call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah at the Navy Headquarters today (07 September 2017).

The official handing over of an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), which had earlier belonged to the Indian Coast Guard, to Sri Lanka took place yesterday (05 September 2017) at the Port of Kochi, India. The vessel after assigning the pennant number CG 60 will join the Sri Lanka Coast Guard.

On receipt of information to the Navy, Coast Guard personnel attached to the Western Naval Command in coordination with the official of Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources apprehended a person with 272 kg of Thresher Shark during a raid carried out at the Fish Market Complex in Negombo yesterday (04 September 2017).

On information received by the Navy, three (03) persons were arrested with 7.86 kilogrammes of Kerala Cannabis at two separate locations.

The Defence Attaché at the Embassy of Japan, Captain Atsuhiro Morore called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah at the Navy Headquarters on 04th September 2017.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah called on the Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Karu Jayasuriya at his office in the premises of the Parliament today (04 September 2017).

Sri Lanka Naval Ships, Sayura and Sagara left Trincomalee today (04 September 2017) for India to participate in the Sri Lanka Navy and Indian Navy Exercise, SLINEX 2017.