Naval troops attached to the South Eastern Naval Command with the assistance of Police Special Task Force personnel stationed in Marudamunai apprehended three (03) Indian nationals who were illegally staying in Sri Lanka during a special search operation conducted in Nindavur yesterday (11th August 2017) on information received by the Navy.

A new house built under the ‘Api Wenuwen Api’ housing project for heroic security forces personnel was handed over to the wife of the late naval war hero Lieutenant Udaya Owitigala by Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe today (11th August 2017).

Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command apprehended 6 local fishermen engaged in fishing activities using illegal fishing nets in the sea area off Pulmudai yesterday (August, 10).

On receipt of an intelligence tip-off to the Navy, naval personnel attached to the Western Naval Command together with a team of Police Special Task Force personnel, Colombo, arrested 3 persons with 30 kg of Kerala cannabis, during a special search conducted at Eluthoor in Mannar, this morning (11th August).

The newly established Naval Hydrographic Office was ceremonially declared open under the patronage of the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera in Mattakkuliya today (10, August).

Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard patrol craft attached to the Northern Naval Command whilst on routine patrol, arrested 12 Indian fishermen and 03 fishing trawlers for poaching in the Sri Lankan territorial waters last night (09, August).

Sri Lankan Navy today (09, August), facilitated the repatriation of 02 Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by the Indian Coast Guard for trespassing into Indian territorial waters.

The hospital ship of the People's Liberation Army Navy of China, ‘Hepingfangzhou’ that arrived in Sri Lanka on 06th August on a goodwill visit, left for her next port of call from the Colombo harbour today (09, August).

Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to 6 fishermen on a distressed multiday fishing trawler, ‘Dinu Putha’. The rescued fishermen were brought to the Hambantota harbour, onboard SLNS Sagara this morning (09, August).

Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command arrested 12 suspects engaged in an illegal fishing activities using illegal fishing nets and explosives, in the sea area off Nachchikuda today (August, 09).