Sri Lanka Coast Guard personnel deployed at Beruwala Fishery Harbour for fishery monitoring and regulating duties apprehended a Multiday Fishing Vessel along with 4 fishermen in possession of illegally harvested Turtle and Dolphin flesh on 24^th March 2021.

Mar 24, 2021

UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme(GMCP) Senior Instructor Mr Craig Lunn paid a visit to the CGHQ Mirissa on 22^nd March 2021. Purpose of the visit is to pin-down the final arrangements of the UNODC sponsored training courses to be commenced in later part of year 2021 at Advance Training Centre (ATC) , Mirissa.

Mar 22, 2021

The Life Savers attached to Coast Guard Life Saving Post Gopalapuram, Trincomalee saved three lives in a successful rescue attempt on 22^nd March 2021.

Mar 22, 2021

The oil spill management course was conducted for ship’s crew of SLCGS Samudra Raksha by Advanced Training Centre - Mirissa affiliated to the Coast Guard Headquarters commenced at Galle port on 01^st March 2021.

Mar 20, 2021

The Life Savers attached to Coast Guard Life Saving Post Bentota, Mount Lavinia and Nilaweli saved three lives in 3 successful rescue attempts on 12th and 13th March 2021.

Mar 13, 2021

Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) ship Suraksha facilitated repatriation of two Sri Lankan Fishing Vessels (SLFV) along with its crew who were under the custody of Indian Coast Guard. The fishing vessels and fishermen repatriated by Indian Coast Guard (ICG)were taken at India- Sri Lanka International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and taken back to the Dikovita Fishery Harbour on 10th March 2021.

Mar 10, 2021

SLCG seized a consignment of 60 bags of dried turmeric while attempting to be smuggled into the Island by sea near, Wennappuwa on 05^th March 2021.

Mar 05, 2021

The Secretary, Ministry of Defence and State Ministry National Security & Disaster Management, General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd), visited Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) Headquarters on 03^rd March 2021.

Mar 04, 2021

The Life Savers attached to Coast Guard Life Saving Post Bentota, saved six lives in 3 successful rescue attempts on 28^th February and 01st March 2021.

Mar 02, 2021

Eighty four (84) sea turtle hatchlings born out of 115 turtle eggs conserved at Wellawatte under SLCG Waruna were released to the sea on 20th February 2021.

Feb 23, 2021