LIEUTENANT COMMANDER (N) PRASANNA ERIYAWA ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE SRI LANKA COAST GUARD SHIP “SAMUDRARAKSHA”
On the 23rd of September 2023, Lieutenant Commander (N) Prasanna Eriyawa assumed duties as the 7th Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard Ship Samudraraksha, which is one of the two oil spill-capable ships in Sri Lanka Coast Guard.
SRI LANKA COAST GUARD REACHES 200 LIFE RESCUES IN 2023
Sri Lanka Coast Guard contributed to save 200 invaluable human lives in this year with a life rescue of 27 years old youth by the lifesavers of Goplapuram Lifesaving Post in Trincomalee on 18th September 2023.
SRI LANKA COAST GUARD RESCUED A RUSSIAN NATIONAL IN THE HIKKADUWA SEA
Sri Lanka Coast Guard lifesavers at the Hikkaduwa lifesaving post successfully rescued a Russian nationality from drowning while bathing at the Hikkaduwa beach. The 57-year-old woman was submerged and carried away by ocean currents.
The Sri Lanka Coast Guard lifesavers rescued two local males from drowning at Galle Face and Mirissa beaches on 09th September 2023. The first incident involved a 20 years old boy who was saved from strong sea currents at Galle Face beach in Colombo.
19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting Strengthens Regional Maritime Security and Cooperation
The 19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) unfolded in Istanbul, Turkey, from 5th to 8th September, 2023, hosting top brass from coast guard agencies across Asia, Hong Kong, and representatives from two international organisations, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP).
COMMANDER (H) BD ABEYGUNAWARDHANA ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE SRI LANKA COAST GUARD SHIP SAMARAKSHA
Commander (H) BD Abeygunawardhana assumed duties as the Commanding Officer of SLCGS Samaraksha, one of the significance ship of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard on 04th September 2023.