COAST GUARD RESCUED A MALE FROM DROWNING AT MT LAVINIA BEACH
The Lifesavers attached to Sri Lanka Coast Guard Life Saving Post, Mt Lavinia beach saved a local male during successful rescue attempt on 22nd May 2022.
COAST GUARD SEIZES STOCK OF KENDU LEAVES BEING SMUGGLED BY SEA
Sri Lanka Coast Guard personnel attached to the Coast Guard Station Chilaw arrested a person along with a consignment of 380.5 kg of Kendu Leaves and 108 Nos of 01 Ltr bottles of Herbicides being smuggled into the Island via sea routes.
BABY TURTLE RELEASED FROM SRI LANKA COAST GUARD HATCHERIES
Two hundred and eighty three (283) turtle have been hatched out from 465 turtle eggs conserved in various parts of the Island under the Coast Guard Turtle Conservation Project (CGTCP).
COAST GUARD RESCUED A RUSSIAN NATIONAL AT RISK OF DROWNING
The Life Savers attached to Coast Guard Life Saving Post, Hikkaduwa rescued a Russian National, during a successful rescue attempt on 16th May 2022. A 47 years old male from Russia was rescued whilst drowning and
dragging away by currents near Hikkaduwa beach.
COAST GUARD RESCUED A MALE FROM DROWNING AT BALAPITIYA BEACH
The Lifesavers attached to Sri Lanka Coast Guard Life Saving Post, Balapitiya beach saved a local male during successful rescue attempt on 15th May 2022.
ANOTHER BATCH OF NAVY MEMBERS QUALIFIED TO UNDERTAKE DROWNING PREVENTION RESPONSIBILITIES
In view of improving the human resource base of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), forty candidates including fourteen officers have qualified to undertake drowning prevention responsibilities.
The training course was commenced on 09th May 2022 and the candidates were given more realistic training exposure on rescue techniques and administration of lifesaving first aid in a five-day training program held at Sri Lanka Coast Guard Life Saving Training School (LSTS).
BABY TURTLE RELEASED FROM SRI LANKA COAST GUARD HATCHERIES
Five hundred and forty-two (542) turtle hatchlings have been hatched out from 726 turtle eggs conserved in various parts of the island under the Coast Guard Turtle Conservation Project (CGTCP). They have been safely released into the sea in recent days and this rare event has caught the eye of many foreigners and civilians in the area. The CGTCP takes every effort to conserve turtle eggs in or around their natural nesting cages to ensure safety and natural habitat, and only conserves them in protected areas when they are threatened.
COAST GUARD RESCUED FIVE FOREIGNERS AT RISK OF DROWNING
The Life Savers attached to Coast Guard Life Saving Post, Mirissa rescued five foreigners, during three successful rescue attempts on 07th May 2022. A 29 years old lady and two males (30 & 31 years old) from Russia and two ladies (28 & 55 years old) from Egypt were rescued whilst drowning and dragging away by currents near Mirissa beach.
SLCG CONCLUDED THE FIRST TRAINING PROGRAMME OF RHIB FAMILIARIZATION SUCCESSFULLY AT ATC KIRINDA-2022
The advanced training centre (ATC- Kirinda) of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) conducted the first RHIB familiarization Course for SLCG one officer and three junior sailors. All the trainees were able to successfully completed the course from 25th April 2022 to 04th May 2022 in the Advanced Training Centre at Kirinda.