Naval personnel attached to the Naval Deployment Vettalakerni in the Northern Naval Command arrested abandoned 26.75 kg of Kerala Cannabis which has been packed in 13 separate packs in the general area of Championpaththu yesterday (17).

Indian Coast Guard Ship “Samarth’ arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit today (18).

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Barana located in Mullikulam in the Northwestern Naval Command arrested a person who was transporting 2 kg of Kerala Cannabis in the general area of Marichchukkaddi yesterday (17).

Fulfilling another community welfare oriented initiative the Sri Lanka Navy deployed its first mobile Reverse Osmosis (RO) water treatment plant for public use in Hambegamuwa, yesterday (16).

A high-level delegation of Bangladesh National Defence College, headed by Major General Hamidur Rahman Chowdhury paid an official visit to the Naval Headquarters and called on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne today (16).

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Mahanaga in Panama belonging to the Southeastern Naval Command rescued 3 fishermen who were onboard fishing boat, “Naleesha Putha 4”, yesterday (15).

The Defence Services Hockey Tournament which was conducted for the 9th time at the Hockey Grounds of Sports Ministry from 9th to 12thAugust 2016, saw the Sri Lanka Navy Men’s and Women’s Hockey Teams emerge champions in the tournament for the first time in its history.

Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 18 Sri Lankans, who were on an illegal migration attempt to Australia by boat, in the seas off 40 Nautical Miles off Batticaloa yesterday morning (15). The migrants have left from Valaichchenai onboard a Multi-Day Fishing Vessel named “Blue Star”.

The French naval vessel “Revi” arrived at the Port of Trincomalee this morning (15) on a goodwill visit.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Kalani in Pamunugama in the Western Naval Command apprehended two persons who were transporting 4.7 kg of Kerala Cannabis in the general area of Wattala yesterday (12).