Today, (4th of December, 2017) Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) commenced a week-long simulated exercise on Oil Spill Management based on its experiences in managing oil spills in the island. The aim of the exercise is to self-evaluate SLCG capacity and capability to undertake an oil spill management in open seas using the newly acquired OPV SLCG Suraksha as the Command and Control Platform. As the first day of the exercise, personnel who were trained in Oil Spill management either abroad or in-country shared their knowledge and refreshed their learning using items in the inventory.

Dec 06, 2017

Coast Guard Craft CG 401 attached to the Northern Region on routine patrol recovered two (2) Polythene bags consisting of 25 parcels (each approx weight 2.2 Kg) of Kerala Cannabis (total weight 55.4 Kg) floating at location approximately 5 nautical miles North of Thondamannaru area on AM 19 Nov 17. On the previous night CG 401 has detected a suspicious fishing boat moving southwards crossing IMBL and same was intercepted and thoroughly searched, but has found no suspicious items onboard. However, due to the suspicious behaviour of the two persons in the boat, surrounding area was searched at dawn on 19thand around 0615 hrs observed that two parcels wrapped with pink colour polythene is floating at above location. It is suspected that the smugglers have thrown this contraband overboard when they were intercepted by the Coast guard vessel.

Nov 21, 2017

A new state of the art 30m Type Patrol Boat, presented by Japan was launched by the State Minister of Defence Hon. Ruwan Wijewardene at the Sumidagawa Shipyard Co. Ltd premises in Tokyo on Monday (06th November 2017). The State Minister visited the shipbuilding company during his visit to Japan on a special invitation extended by that country.

Nov 08, 2017

A multiday fishing boat (Kalana Putha 1, Registered No IMUL/A/0175/TCO) which ran aground at Coral Point, Ilankanthei, Sampur on 31st October 2017 raised concerns for a possible oils spill due to its Diesel tanks. Thus, Sri Lanka Coast Guard Oil Spill Response Team (OSRT) was dispatched from Colombo to investigate and mitigate the potential threat of an oil spill due to the fractured hull.

Nov 06, 2017

Coast Guard personnel of Panadura with Officers of the Police Operations Branch Officers, accompanied by the National Medicine Regulatory Authority carried out a raid on 30th October 2017 in a pharmacy at Morohonthuduw, Wadduwa and arrested a pharmacist with 1144 pills of PREGAB 150mg whilst being sold without prescription of a medical officer. A stock of 310 tablets of TRAMADOL-X 225mg (APPLE), which is an illegal drug in Sri Lanka, were also recovered from the same spot. Arrested person with Drugs were handed over to Morohonthuduwa Police for further investigation legal action.

Nov 05, 2017

Coast Guard personnel of SLCG Waruna and the Police Special Task Force carried out a raid on 29th October 2017 in Auburn side area in Dehiwala and arrested one suspect with 400 pills of PREGAB -150mg and 10g of Kerala cannabis whilst being sold to the youth and teenagers in the area for the purpose of intoxication. The stock of drug and Kerala cannabis were found in the offender’s house. Arrested person with the drugs and Kerala cannabis handed over to Dehiwala police for further investigation/ legal action.

Nov 05, 2017

The Sri Lanka Coast Guard’s first Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) CG 60 was commissioned in a glittering sun-set ceremony with State Minister of Defence, Hon. Ruwan Wijewardane as the Chief Guest. The ceremony took place at the Passenger Jetty at Port of Colombo on 21st October 2017.

Oct 24, 2017

Coast Guard personnel of Beruwala and the Kalutara Police Criminal Investigation Division officers carried out a raid at Beruwala harbour and arrested three suspects with 600g of Kerala Cannabis whilst being transported in a three-wheeler on 19th October 2017. Arrested personnel’s with Kerala Cannabis were handed over to Beruwala Police for further investigations/ Legal action.

Oct 23, 2017

Based on information given by a fisherman, Coast Guard personnel at Coast Guard Station Kirinda carried out a search operation and found a decomposed dead body of a male, floating in Agalagate sea front around 04.30 pm on Wednesday 18th October 2017.

Oct 19, 2017

A 20 years old male from Beruwala was rescued by the Coast Guard life savers around 4.40 pm on Tuesday, 17th October at Bentota sea front after a near drowning. Bentota, a popular beach front for local and foreign tourists is under the protection of the Life Savers of the Coast Guard for several years now. These Life Guards had been able to save many lives from watery grave since then and also had been praised by the local authorities for the service they have rendered.

Oct 18, 2017