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Sri Lanka Navy, Coast Guard assist repatriation 5 Sri Lankan fishermen released from Indian custody
16May By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Sri Lanka Navy, Coast Guard assist repatriation 5 Sri Lankan fishermen released from Indian custody

Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard assisted the repatriation of five Sri Lankan fishermen released from Indian custody on Tuesday and brought them home. The Indian Coast Guard in March arrested the five fishermen from Sri Lanka for violating the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and poaching Indian marine resources near Kodiyakkarai in the district. The repatriation of fishermen took place at the IMBL north of Kankasanthurai. Indian Coast Guard Ship 'Ameya' handed the five fishermen to the Sri Lanka Coast Guard's Fast Attack Craft CG 402. The released fishermen were escorted by the Navy and Coast Guard to the Kankasanthurai harbor, and handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries in Jaffna. The arrested fishermen earlier have said the group had set sail from Trincom...
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Sri Lanka Coast Guard lifeguards save over 1000 lives
24Apr By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Sri Lanka Coast Guard lifeguards save over 1000 lives

Sri Lanka Coast Guard lifeguards reached another important milestone in their lifesaving activities passing the 1000 mark in rescued lives when lifesavers attached to the Hikkaduwa lifesaving station rescued three local youth from being swept away to sea. The three youth, aged between 19 - 21 years are residents of the Gampaha District were saved by Coast Guard lifeguards on duty at the popular southern beach in Hikkaduwa last week (17th April). This is a significant achievement for the Coast Guard lifesaving activities which began in 2009 with a small lifesaving team deployed at the popular Mirissa beach in the Southern coast. Since rescuing a Korean national in December 2009 at Mirissa, the SLCG lifeguards have been able to save more than one thousand lives including 405 foreign...
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Japanese naval ship Akebono arrives at Sri Lanka’s Port of Hambantota
11Apr By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Japanese naval ship Akebono arrives at Sri Lanka’s Port of Hambantota

Sri Lanka Navy, in accordance with naval traditions, welcomed Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ship Akebono arrived at the Port of Hambantota yesterday on a goodwill visit. Commander Southern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Kapila Samaraweera, Director Naval Operations, Commodore Sanjeewa Dias along with a group of officers attached to the Southern Naval Command, Coast Guard and Air Force made an inspection visit on-board Akebono and subsequently took part in a conference on Search and Rescue held aboard ship, the Navy media unit said. The Commanding Officer of the Murasame class destroyer, Commander Yuichi Haeno called on Commander Southern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Kapila Samaraweera and shared views on matters of professional interest. JS Akebono is due to set sail for ...
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U.S. offers Sri Lanka a second Coast Guard cutter to protect island nation’s sea lines of trade and communication
7Nov By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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U.S. offers Sri Lanka a second Coast Guard cutter to protect island nation’s sea lines of trade and communication

As a sign of strong bilateral ties and deepening U.S. engagement in Sri Lanka, the United States announced it will offer a second U.S. Coast Guard cutter to the Sri Lankan Navy, pending completion of Congressional notification. The Secretary Class High Endurance Cutter will allow Sri Lanka to more effectively police its coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone and to protect its sea lines of trade and communication, said a joint statement issued by the U.S. and Sri Lanka on the occasion of the second U.S.-Sri Lanka Partnership Dialogue held on Monday, November 6 in Colombo. The meeting was led by Sri Lanka Foreign Secretary Prasad Kariyawasam and U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon. At the meeting, the United States and Sri Lanka together emphasized the...
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