SRI LANKA COAST GUARD APPREHENDED A FISHING VESSEL WITH ILLEGALLY HARVESTED PROHIBITED SHARK PARTS
Sri Lanka Coast Guard personnel deployed in Dikovita 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 31 March 2022 during on arrival searching formalities.
SLCG SEIZES A HAUL OF 66.6 KG KERALA CANNABIS IN NORTHERN WATERS
Sri Lanka Coast Guard Fast Patrol Boat CG 409 commanded by Lieutenant KRP Kaluaggala OCG 0578, while engaged in patrolling in the Northern Sri Lankan seas today, 31st March 2022, seized 66.6 kg of Kerala cannabis.
BABY TURTLE RELEASED FROM SRI LANKA COAST GUARD HATCHERIES
Three Hundred and seventy nine (379) turtle hatchlings came out from 416 turtle eggs that were conserved in different locations of the country under the Coast Guard Turtle Conservation Project (CGTCP). They were released safely into the sea during the past few days and this rare incidents were witnessed by many foreigners and local civilians in the area.
Awarded certificates to course participants of Vessel Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Instructor Course, VBSS Boarding Team Course and Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) Course
United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) sponsored Vessel Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Instructor training programme, VBSS Boarding Team course and Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) courses were successfully completed on 25th March 2022.
COAST GUARD RESCUED TWO FOREIGNERS DROWNING AT HIKKADUWA BEACH
The Life Savers attached to Coast Guard Life Saving Post, Hikkaduwa rescued two Rusian female (64 & 57 years old) during a successful rescue attempt on 24th March 2022. They were rescued whilst drowning and dragging away by currents near Hikkaduwa Beach.
NEW TREND OF CATCHING SHARK FISH DISCOVERED AT DIKOVITA
Sri Lanka Coast Guard personnel deployed in Dikovita Fishery Harbour for fishery monitoring and regulating duties apprehended a two Multiday Fishing Vessel