SRI LANKA COAST GUARD APPREHENDED 458.9KGS OF KERALA CANNABIS IN NORTHERN SEAS
At midnight on November 9th, CG 402 apprehended a fiberglass dinghy and two suspects carrying 18 wet sacks (458.9 kg) presumed to be Kerala cannabis whilst.
DEPUTY HEAD OF MISSION OF EMBASSY OF FRANCE PAID A COURTESY CALL ON THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SRI LANKA COAST GUARD
The Director General-Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) Rear Admiral Pujitha Vithana welcomed the Deputy Head of Mission of Embassy of France Mr. Aurelien Maillet at the Coast Guard Rear Headquarters, Wellawatte on 04th November 2022.
SLCG ARRESTED FIVE FISHERMEN ENGAGING IN ILLEGAL FISHING PRACTICES
Sri Lanka Coast Guard patrol craft deployed off the Trincomalee area on routine patrol arrested / apprehended five fishermen along with 60 Kg of illegal fish catch and FGD whilst engaging in illegal fishing on 04th November 2022.
NEWLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL-SRI LANKA COAST GUARD CALLS ON THE COMMANDER OF THE NAVY
The Newly appointed Director General of Sri Lanka Coast Guard Rear Admiral Pujitha Vithana paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Naval Headquarters, on 03rd November 2022.
Another lifeguard intermediate level course successfully concluded on 02nd November 2022 at Sri Lanka Coast Guard Lifesaving Training School at Balapitiya.
SLCG JOINED HANDS WITH THE WORLD RESTART A HEART (WRAH) CAMPAIGN 2022
The College of Anesthesiologists and Intensivists of Sri Lanka (COAISL) invited the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) to participate in the 2022 Restart a Heart Campaign and both institutes could organize training activities pertaining to the campaign.
SRI LANKA COAST GUARD CONDUCTED A SPECIAL PATROL OFF KIRINDA WITH DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES
Sri Lanka Coast Guard personnel deployed at Coast Guard Station Kirinda conducted a special patrol to arrest fishermen engage in illegal fishing activities in the seas off Amaduwa to Godawaya in coordination with the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on 31st October 2022.
Coast Guard personnel attached to the Coast Guard Station Beruwala arrested a person in possession of Kerala Cannabis onboard a Fishing Vessel at the Beruwala Fishery Harbour on 31st October 2022.
The Lifesavers attached to Sri Lanka Coast Guard Lifesaving Post, Mt Lavinia beach saved two males during a successful rescue attempt on 30th October 2022.
COAST GUARD RESCUED TWO FOREIGNERS AT RISK OF DROWNING
The Lifesavers attached to Coast Guard Lifesaving Post, Mirissa rescued two foreigners, during a successful rescue attempt on 29th October 2022. 23 years old male and 20 years old lady from Russia were rescued whilst drowning and dragging away by currents near Mirissa beach.