The Life Savers attached to Coast Guard Life Saving Post, Benthota rescued two Russians, during successful rescue attempts on 27th November 2021.
Nov 28, 2021
Read MoreThe Life Savers attached to Coast Guard Life Saving Post, Benthota rescued two Russians, during successful rescue attempts on 27th November 2021.
Nov 28, 2021
Read MoreAs a part of continuous capacity improvement support, the Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) of United Nations Office On Drugs and Crime (UNODC) initiated donation of a Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG). The collaboration of SLCG and UNODC was grown in the recent past and conducted number of local and regional training activities successfully.
Nov 28, 2021
Read MoreThe closing ceremony of Visit, Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) course for Boarding Teams and VBSS Advanced course were conducted by the Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and assisted by United State Embassy in Sri Lanka. At the closing ceremony, 08 Officers from Bangladesh Coast Guard, 03 Officers, and 05 sailors from Sri Lanka Coast Guard were awarded certificates.
Nov 27, 2021
Read MoreA delegation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) led by Mr. Alan Cole, head of the Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) and a delegation from Bangladesh led by Mr. GSM Jafar Ullah, Additional Secretary, Public Security Division, Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) visited CGHQ Mirissa on 25th November 2021. The purpose of the visit is to hold a coordination meeting on drug trafficking at sea in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Nov 26, 2021
Read MoreThe Maldives-India-Sri Lanka Coast Guard Trilateral Joint exercise DOSTI hosted by Maldives Coast Guard formally commenced at Male’ in Maldives on 20th November 2021. Representing Sri Lanka Coast Guard at this tri lateral joint exercise, Sri Lanka Coast Guard Ship (SLCGS) Suraksha took part in the 15th edition of DOSTI this year.
Nov 25, 2021
Read MoreThe Life Savers attached to Sri Lanka Coast Guard Life Saving Post, at Panadura had rescued a 17 years old male resident of Piliyandala, during a successful rescue mission on 21st November 2021.
Nov 24, 2021
Read MoreThe Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Anura Ekanayake, who is on an official visit to the Maldives, paid a courtesy call on the Acting High Commissioner His Excellency D Amanulla at the Sri Lankan High Commission in Male’, Maldives on 20>th November 2021.
Nov 21, 2021
Read MoreThe Life Savers attached to Sri Lanka Coast Guard Life Saving Posts, at Benthota and Sri Lanka Coast Guard Life Saving Training School (LSTS), at Balapitiya had rescued a foreigner and three local tourists during two successful rescue attempts on 20th November 2021.
Nov 21, 2021
Read MoreUnited Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) sponsored Vessel Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Instructor training programme was successfully completed on 18th November 2021. The training programme was conducted at Weligambay Villas Hotel, Mirissa by Advanced Training Centre of SLCG with the assistance of UNODC..
Nov 20, 2021
Read MoreThe Life Savers attached to Coast Guard Life Saving Posts, Mt Lavinia and Bentota rescued three males during two successful rescue attempts on 18th November 2021.
Nov 20, 2021
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