Event News
Navy renders assistance to a multi-day fishing trawler in distress

Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to a multi-day fishing trawler, Thilak I, with 6 fishermen in distress, in the seas 72 Nm off Great Basses today (20).
20 May 2017
Royal Canadian Naval Ship ‘HMCS Winnipeg’ arrives at the Port of Colombo

The Canadian Naval Ship, ‘HMCS Winnipeg - FFH 338’ arrived at the Port of Colombo for a training and goodwill visit today (20).
20 May 2017
Two Reverse Osmosis plants bestowed on public

Two more Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants produced by the Navy’s Research and Development Unit was bestowed on the public today (20).
20 May 2017
Navy apprehends a local fisherman engaged in illegal fishing

Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command apprehended a local fisherman engaged in illegal fishing using unauthorized fishing nets in the Vidattalativu sea area yesterday (19).
20 May 2017
National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony held under the patronage of H.E. the President

The National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony 2017 held at the War Heroes Monument in Battaramulla under the patronage of H.E. the President, Maithripala Sirisena this evening (19).
19 May 2017
Twenty Eight (28th) IMBL Meeting held on-board SLNS Sayura

The 28th International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) annual meeting between the representatives of the Navies of Sri Lanka and India was held onboard SLNS Sayura at the Indo-Sri Lanka Maritime Boundary Line off Kankasanthurai today (19).
19 May 2017
Commander of the Navy presides over Naval War Hero Commemoration in Welisara

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, today (19) at 0900 hrs, presided over a ceremony held at the War Hero Monument in Welisara, to commemorate the naval war heroes who made supreme sacrifices for the motherland.
19 May 2017
Commander of the Navy presided over a ceremony to donate houses for naval personnel

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne today (18) presided over a ceremony in which two homeless sailors receive houses built by the Sri Lanka Navy.
18 May 2017
SLNS ‘Sagara’ and ‘Nandimithra’ take part in International Maritime Defence Exhibition
 

Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), SLNS ‘Sagara’ and 'Nandimithra’ took part in the International Maritime Defence Exhibition held in Singapore yesterday (17).
18 May 2017
Navy apprehends a person for keeping explosive by illegal means

A group of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command, during a search, apprehended a person for keeping explosive in his possession by illegal means, in Erakkandi general area, Nilaveli yesterday (17).
18 May 2017