Nine hundred and forty two (942) turtle hatchlings have been hatched out from 1206 turtle eggs conserved in various parts of the island under the Coast Guard Turtle Conservation Project (CGTCP). They have been safely released into the sea in recent days and this rare event has caught the eye of many foreigners and civilians in the area.

May 30, 2022

The third RHIB familiarization course was conducted at Advanced Training Centre (ATC- Kirinda) for one officer & three sailors of SLCG. The duration of the course was 09 days (from 17^th May 2022 to 25^th May 2022) Training sessions were conducted by two instructors from UNODC with the assistance of RHIB maintenance team.

May 25, 2022

The Lifesavers attached to Sri Lanka Coast Guard Life Saving Post, Mt Lavinia beach saved a local male during successful rescue attempt on 22^nd May 2022.

May 22, 2022

Sri Lanka Coast Guard personnel attached to the Coast Guard Station Chilaw arrested a person along with a consignment of 380.5 kg of Kendu Leaves and 108 Nos of 01 Ltr bottles of Herbicides being smuggled into the Island via sea routes.

May 18, 2022

Two hundred and eighty three (283) turtle have been hatched out from 465 turtle eggs conserved in various parts of the Island under the Coast Guard Turtle Conservation Project (CGTCP).

May 17, 2022

The Life Savers attached to Coast Guard Life Saving Post, Hikkaduwa rescued a Russian National, during a successful rescue attempt on 16^th May 2022. A 47 years old male from Russia was rescued whilst drowning and dragging away by currents near Hikkaduwa beach.

May 16, 2022

A Bodhi Puja and Dharma Deshana programme were held at the Sri Lanka Coast Guard Headquarters on 15^th May 2022 to mark the Vesak Poya Day.

May 15, 2022

The Lifesavers attached to Sri Lanka Coast Guard Life Saving Post, Balapitiya beach saved a local male during successful rescue attempt on 15^th May 2022.

May 15, 2022

In view of improving the human resource base of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), forty candidates including fourteen officers have qualified to undertake drowning prevention responsibilities. The training course was commenced on 09^th May 2022 and the candidates were given more realistic training exposure on rescue techniques and administration of lifesaving first aid in a five-day training program held at Sri Lanka Coast Guard Life Saving Training School (LSTS).

May 13, 2022

Five hundred and forty-two (542) turtle hatchlings have been hatched out from 726 turtle eggs conserved in various parts of the island under the Coast Guard Turtle Conservation Project (CGTCP). They have been safely released into the sea in recent days and this rare event has caught the eye of many foreigners and civilians in the area. The CGTCP takes every effort to conserve turtle eggs in or around their natural nesting cages to ensure safety and natural habitat, and only conserves them in protected areas when they are threatened.

May 10, 2022