REAR ADMIRAL PUJITHA VITHANA ASSUMED DUTIES AS THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE SRI LANKA COAST GUARD
Rear Admiral Pujitha Vithana has been appointed as the 7th Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard with effect from 17th October 2022 and assumes duties in his office on 29th October 2022 during a formal ceremony held at the Coast Guard Headquarters, Mirissa.
CONCLUSION OF THE FIRST-EVER SLCG ADVANCED VESSEL BOARD SEARCH AND SEIZER COURSE (VBSS) AT ATC KIRINDA-2022
The SLCG Advanced Training Centre (ATC) - Kirinda has concluded the first-ever Advanced Vessel Board Search and Seize Course with the partnership of UNODC. This in-person program was conducted for a total of 18 personnel including 06 SLCG personnel, 02 SLN personnel including 01 lady officer, 02 Timor-Leste women sailors and 06 Timor-Leste Navy personnel at Kirinda
Coast Guard personnel attached to the Fishing Monitoring Point Beruwala has arrested a person who was in possession of Heroin in the Beruwala Fishery Harbour on 26th October 2022.
Coast Guard personnel attached to the CGS Kirinda with STF Katharagama arrested two persons who was in possession of Heroin in the Katharagama area on 26th October 2022.
SRI LANKA COAST GUARD APPREHENDED A FISHING VESSEL WITH ILLEGALLY HARVESTED SHARK PARTS
Sri Lanka Coast Guard personnel deployed in the Wellamankara Fishery Harbor for fishery monitoring and regulating duties apprehended a Multiday Fishing Vessel along with six fishermen in possession of illegally harvested prohibited Shark fins and dried Sharks fish on 26th Oct 2022 during on arrival searching formalities.
THAI AMBASSADOR CALLS ON DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SRI LANKA COAST GUARD
HE Poj Harnpol, the Ambassador of the Thailand in Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on the Director General (oversee) of Sri Lanka Coast Guard Rear Admiral Pujitha Vithana on 22nd October 2022 at the Coast Guard Headquarters, Mirissa.
SLCG CONCLUDED THE FIRST VESSEL BOARD SEARCH AND SEIZER (INSTRUCTOR AND BASIC) COURSE (VBSS) AT ATC KIRINDA-2022
SLCG Advanced Training Centre (ATC) - Kirinda concluded the first Vessel Board Search and Seizer Course (Instructor and Basic course) for 12 SLCG, 08 SLN and 08 foreign participant (Timor-Leste) on 21st October 2022 at Kirinda.
SRI LANKA COAST GUARD CONDUCTED WORKSHOP FOR “WORLD RE-START A HEART DAY”
Sri Lanka Coast Guard conducted a workshop in parallel to “World Re-Start a Heart Day” in collaboration with the Resuscitation Council of the Sri Lanka College of Anesthetist and Intensivist on16th October 2022 at Dikovita fishery harbour.