With the assistance of Sri Lanka Coast Guard, Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 24 fishermen along with 03 dinghies engaged in illegal fishing practices near Elizabeth Island, Round Island and South West of Norway Island areas in Trincomalee during last week.

May 19, 2018

Maritime Vessel Search Training course was conducted by the Australian Boarder Force (ABF) for the third time at Advanced Training Center (ATC) of Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) Mirissa from 14th to 17th May 2018. Twenty participants from SLCG, Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and Special Task Force (STF) were participated in this course. Australian High Commission facilitated the course.

May 19, 2018

Blood Donation Campaign was arranged at Sri Lanka Coast Guard Waruna on 16th May 2018 in view of Vesak Poyaday celebration. The event was organized with the help of National Blood Transfusion Service, Narahenpita and 95 Sri Lanka Coast Guard officers and sailors donated blood during the campaign.

May 17, 2018

Five Sri Lankan fishermen were handed over to Sri Lanka Coast Guard by Indian Coast Guard on 15th May 2018.Indian Coast Guard ship ICG Imeya and Sri Lanka Coast Guard Fast Patrol Boat CG 402 engaged in repatriation operation and all fishermen were handed over to Fishery Inspector of Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources at Kankasanthurei.Fishermen were taken in to custody by Indian Coast Guard on 12th March 2018 with boat (IMUL-A-0450 TLE) while engage in fishing in Indian waters approximately 53 NM from Point Calimere.

May 16, 2018

Director General Rajendra Singh, Director General of the Indian Coast Guard arrive Sri Lanka on 8th May 2018 on an official visit. During his visit he participated to 3rd High Level Meeting between Sri Lanka Coast Guard and the Indian Coast Guard which was held on 9thMay 2018 at Light House Galley in Colombo. Director General Rajendra Singh, Director General of the Indian Coast Guard and Rear Admiral Samantha Wimalathunge, Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard headed two delegations at the meeting. Meeting was conducted in a friendly environment and many issues related to fishermen, security, capacity building, cooperation, sharing of information, and participation in bi/multi lateral exercises, were discussed at the meeting.

May 13, 2018

With the assistance of SL Coast Guard, Navy apprehended 26 fishermen along with 05 dinghies engaged in illegal fishing practices in Koddiyar Bay in Trincomalee during past 2 weeks.

May 12, 2018

Coast Guard Personnel attached to SLCG Rohana along with the officers of Kotavila Police, carried out a raid and arrested 02 persons including a Chinese national with 8200 number of illegal Cigarettes on 23rdApril 2018 in Aththudawa, Matara.

Apr 26, 2018

The Defence Attache at High Commission of Bangladesh, Commodore SM Hakim, (ND), BSP, ndc, ncc, psc, BN Called on Regional Director Southern Region Commander(N) SR Rupasena, RWP, RSP, psc at SLCG Southern Region Headquarters at Mirissa on 23rdApril 2018.

Apr 24, 2018

Navy apprehended 101 fishermen along with 14 dinghies for engaging in illegal fishing practices in the seas off Trincomalee harbour during the past two weeks.

Apr 23, 2018

Coast Guard personnel performing Fishing Monitoring Duties at Oluvil fishery harbour arrested 01 multiday fishing trawler named ‘Nathaliya’ and 05 crew members along with 10 kgs of Ocean White Tip Shark on 19thApril 2018. Arrested persons, illegal fishing catch and trawler handed over to the fisheries development officer Oluvil for further investigations and legal actions.

Apr 22, 2018