Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Navy ship, HMAS Perth, Captain Ivan Ingham called on Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (21).

Displaying her warm hospitality, a grand reception was held onboard the Royal Australian Navy ship, HMAS Perth last evening (20).

The newly appointed Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), former Chief of Defence Staff and former Commander of the Navy, Admiral (retd) Daya Sandagiri called on the present Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters today (20).

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Thammanna located in Talaimannar in the North Central Naval Command, rescued the lives of 4 sea turtles that were entangled in a fishing net in the beach of Talaimannar on 18th June 2016.

Australian naval ship, HMAS Pertharrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit on 19th June 2016.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vidura located in Sampoor in the Eastern Naval Command apprehended 2 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using unauthorized explosives in the seas off Norway point yesterday (17).

The “FLEET CO/XO HANDBOOK” compiled by Captain Aruna Tennekoon was launched at the Naval Headquarters today (17) and the first copy of the publication was offered to Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne.

At the request made by Disaster Management Centre in Puttlam, naval personnel attached to SLNS Tambapanni located in Puttalam in the Northwestern Naval Area, managed to extinguish a fire that broke out at a coir factory in Madurankuliya area on 15th June 2015.

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, as the Chief Guest, presided over the ceremony which awarded scholarships aiming the educational needs of the children of naval personnel, at the Admiral Somathilaka Dissanayake Auditorium, Naval Headquarters today (16).

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Kanchadewa located in the Kayts Island in Northern Naval Area, arrested 11 local fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using unauthorized fishing nets in the sea area Southeast of Pungudativu Island yesterday (15).