SLCG - News

SRI LANKA COAST GUARD APPREHENDED A FISHING VESSEL WITH ILLEGALLY HARVESTED PROHIBITED SHARK PARTS

Sri Lanka Coast Guard personnel deployed in Dikovita Fishery Harbor for fishery monitoring and regulating duties apprehended a Multiday Fishing Vessel along with six fishermen in possession of illegally harvested prohibited Shark fins and dried Sharks fish on 31 March 2022 during on arrival searching formalities.

Mar 31, 2022

SLCG SEIZES A HAUL OF 66.6 KG KERALA CANNABIS IN NORTHERN WATERS

Sri Lanka Coast Guard Fast Patrol Boat CG 409 commanded by Lieutenant KRP Kaluaggala OCG 0578, while engaged in patrolling in the Northern Sri Lankan seas today, 31^st March 2022, seized 66.6 kg of Kerala cannabis.

Mar 31, 2022

BABY TURTLE RELEASED FROM SRI LANKA COAST GUARD HATCHERIES

Three Hundred and seventy nine (379) turtle hatchlings came out from 416 turtle eggs that were conserved in different locations of the country under the Coast Guard Turtle Conservation Project (CGTCP). They were released safely into the sea during the past few days and this rare incidents were witnessed by many foreigners and local civilians in the area.

Mar 29, 2022

Awarded certificates to course participants of Vessel Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Instructor Course, VBSS Boarding Team Course and Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) Course

United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) sponsored Vessel Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Instructor training programme, VBSS Boarding Team course and Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) courses were successfully completed on 25^th March 2022.

Mar 25, 2022

COAST GUARD RESCUED TWO FOREIGNERS DROWNING AT HIKKADUWA BEACH

The Life Savers attached to Coast Guard Life Saving Post, Hikkaduwa rescued two Rusian female (64 & 57 years old) during a successful rescue attempt on 24^th March 2022. They were rescued whilst drowning and dragging away by currents near Hikkaduwa Beach.

Mar 24, 2022