A Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) attached to the Western Region of Sri Lanka Coast Guard arrested 02 Indian boats with a consignment over 5000kg of dried turmeric being smuggled into Sri Lanka in two occasions in consecutive days.

Oct 26, 2020

Sri Lanka Coast Guard personnel deployed at Codbay fishery harbour in Trincomalee for fishing monitoring duties, arrested six fishermen with illegally caught 06 kg of dried Dolphin flesh and 12 no’s of Shark fins on 21st October 2020 during a search operation carried out on board a Multiday fishing trawler on arrival harbour. Apprehended items had been hidden in a fertilizer sack and in a secret place before they were found by the Coast Guard personnel.

Oct 23, 2020

A Fast Patrol Boat (FPB) attached to the Northern Region of Sri Lanka Coast Guard recovered 05 sacks of Kerala Cannabis at North of Kovilan sea area on 11th October 2020.

Oct 11, 2020

Commodore Anura Ekanayake has been appointed as the 6th Director General of Sri Lanka Coast Guard with effect from 01st October 2020. Accordingly, former Director General Rear Admiral Samantha Wimalathunge officially handed over the duties of the position to the new Director General at the Coast Guard Headquarters on 01st October 2020.

Oct 01, 2020

The outgoing Director General of Sri Lanka Coast Guard Rear Admiral Samantha Wimalathunge paid a farewell call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Naval Headquarters, on 29th September 2020.

Sep 29, 2020

The outgoing Director General, Rear Admiral Samantha Wimalathunge paid a farewell call on the Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne at the Ministry of Defence, on 29th September 2020.

Sep 29, 2020

CG personnel attached to Fishing Monitoring Post of Kudawella Fishery Harbour seized approx. 4560 kg of illegally harvested sea cucumber while searching fishing vessel ‘SenaliDuwa’ at Kudawella Fishery Harbour on 24th September 2020. Preliminary investigation revealed that the illegal stock has been harvested near Chagos Island.

Sep 24, 2020

Coast Guard personnel attached to Fishing Monitoring Post Negombo, apprehended a fish catch of 423 kg of Thresher sharks on board Fishing Vessel Sahan Putha which returned to Negombo Fishery Harbour on 20 September 2020 after 24 days of fishing.

Sep 21, 2020

SLCG participated Islandwide coastal cleanup campaign on 19th September marking the ‘National Marine Resources Conservation Week’ which falls on the third week of September each year.

Sep 19, 2020

SLCG seized a consignment of approx. 1056 kg of dried turmeric while attempted to be smuggled into the island by sea off Deduru Oya estuary on 18th September 2020.

Sep 18, 2020