Commodore Janaka Nissanka, RWP, RSP, USP, ndc, nswc, MSc (NS&WS) has been appointed as the Deputy Director General of Sri Lanka Coast Guard with effect from 21^st September 2021. Accordingly, former Deputy Director General Commodore Asanga Ranasuriya, RSP & Bar, USP, psc, MSc officially handed over the duties of the position to the new Deputy Director General at the Coast Guard Headquarters.

|2021-09-21|

In view of improving water safety knowledge and drowning accident response skills among the members of armed forces, Sri Lanka Coast Guard, conducted a Basic level Life Saving Training course for Army and Air Force personnel at Life Saving Training School, Balapitaya from 13^th to 17^th September.

|2021-09-17|

Sri Lanka Coast Guard personnel deployed at Dikovita Fishery Harbour for fishery monitoring and regulating duties, apprehended a Multiday Fishing Vessel with 7 fishermen in possession of illegally harvested 20 Kgs of dried Shark flesh on 14^th September 2021.

|2021-09-14|

Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) in coordination with Global Maritime Crime Programme of United Nation Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) facilitated to commence first training module for West African countries (Ghana and Nigeria) at Mirissa.

|2021-09-13|

Based on information gathered by Intelligence staff of Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG), SLCG Intelligence staff of Kirinda successfully arrested 01 person with 20 packs of Local cannabis with the assistance of Thanamalwila Police around 1450hrs on 12^th September 2021.

|2021-09-12|

Based on information gathered by Intelligence staff of Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG),successfully apprehended a Freezer lorry along with five persons in possession of illegally harvested Shark fins on 04^th September 2021. The operation was conducted with the assistance of SLCG personnel deployed at Beruwala Fishery Harbour for fishery monitoring and regulating duties.

|2021-09-04|