Marines of the SLN Marine Battalion which was established following a concept of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, together with Sri Lanka Army Commando and Special Forces personnel successfully executed the Alligator Exercise today (July, 05).

Most of the water courses and drainage systems in Colombo are clogged with mud, garbage and salvinia, hampering free flowing of water as of late.

On receipt of intelligence information to the Navy, naval personnel attached to the Western Naval Command in coordination with Kelaniya Police arrested a suspect with 3 kg of Kerala Cannabis, during a search carried out in Nungamagoda, Kelaniya today (July, 05).

The Commander of the Sir Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne who is currently in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on an invitation of His Excellency Vice Admiral Abdullah Al- Sultan, Chief of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, called on the Saudi Naval Chief at the Naval Headquarters in Riyadh today (July, 04).

A group of lifesavers of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard, attached to the naval base SLNS Vijayaba in Nilaweli belonging to the Eastern Naval Command rescued 4 persons drowning in the sea area of Gopalapuram yesterday (July, 03).

Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command apprehended 18 local fishermen engaged in illegal fishing practices using unauthorized fishing nets, in the waters off Trincomalee yesterday (03).

Upon detecting two suspicious packages on the Mannar – Colombo night mail train yesterday (July, 03) around 10.45 p.m., a consignment of 20.5 kg of Kerala Cannabis was found by naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command in coordination with Vankalai Police, during a joint search.

On receipt of an intelligence tip-off to the Navy, naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command in collaboration with Vankalai Police apprehended 2 suspects engaged in an illegal racket of sea cucumbers and shark fins, this morning (July 04).

The Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant installed at Kekirawa Central College by the Navy’s Research and Development Unit, was declared open today (July, 03) for the use of school children.

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne graced the inaugural golf tournament ‘Highlander’s Cup – 2017’, organized by the Sri Lanka Army at the golf course of Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA), Diyatalawa yesterday (July, 02).