Naval personnel attached to SLNS Buwaneka located in Nachchikuda in the North Central Naval Command arrested 4 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using Monofilament Nets in the seas off Muddalampiddi yesterday (18).

The Defence Services Triathlon Championship-2016 was held at the beach area of SLNS Walagamba located in Kuchchaveli, under the patronage of Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Travis Sinniah, on 16th July 2016.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Gajaba located in Thalpadu, Mannar in North Central Naval Area, arrested 3 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using unauthorized fishing nets in the seas off Kondampiddi Point yesterday (15).

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Welusumana located in Mandaitivu in the Northern Naval Area arrested 4 persons while harvesting sea cucumbers, without authorized licence, in seas off Mandaitivu and Kalmunai Point yesterday (14).

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne called on Commander US Pacific Fleet Admiral Scott H. Swift, and Commander U.S. Marine Corps and Pacific Commanding General Fleet Marine Force, Lieutenant General John A. Toolan on two separate occasions during the recently concluded Pacific Command Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) 2016 in Southern California.

Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Sri Lanka Coast Guard to arrest four Indian fishermen along with an Indian fishing dhow poaching in Sri Lankan waters South of Mannar today (15).

At the invitation of Commander U.S. Marine Corps and Pacific Commanding General Fleet Marine Force, Lieutenant General John A. Toolan, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne participated in the Pacific Command Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) 2016.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Buwaneka located in Nachchikuda in the North Central Naval Command arrested 11 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using monofilament nets in the seas off Muddalampiddi yesterday (12).

Following the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, and the Northern Naval Command commenced several Soccer coaching camps for the school children who are in the Island’s sector of Jaffna Peninsula.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Gajaba located in Thalpadu, Mannar in North Central Naval Area, arrested 06 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using unauthorized fishing nets in the seas off Erukkulampiddi Point yesterday (9).