Tag: Sri Lanka Navy
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Indian Navy – Sri Lanka Navy maritime exercise SLINEX-20 off Trincomalee starts tomorrow
Indigenously built ASW corvettes Kamorta and Kiltan under the command of Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, will represent the Indian Navy.
October 18, 2020 -
Indian Coast Guard rescues severely injured Lankan fisherman
An Indian Coast Guard team has rescued a Sri Lankan fisherman who had suffered a life-threatening deep cut on his neck while fishing onboard a vessel. According to an official statement, the Director-General Operations of the Sri Lanka Navy informed the Indian Coast Guard on Thursday morning that Lankan fisherman Malwatta Pathirannehalage Sunil Shantha, 47,...
March 2, 2018 -
8 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Eight Tamil Nadu fishermen were on Friday arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were allegedly fishing near Neduntheevu. Assistant Director of Fisheries, Pudukottai, Kumaresan said the fishers belonging to Jagadapattinam in Pududottai district were arrested while fishing off Neduntheevu by the Lankan naval men and taken to Kangesanthurai port there. Two boats were...
January 25, 2018 -
3 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka navy, boats damaged
The Sri Lankan Navy today arrested 13 Tamil Nadu fishermen for allegedly fishing in their territorial waters off Katchatheevu islet. They also damaged a few boats and fishing equipment belonging to others using iron rods, before chasing them away. Assistant Director of Fisheries, A Manikandan said, more than 2,000 fishermen from Thangachimadam had ventured into...
January 4, 2018 -
Sri Lankan Navy arrests four Indian fishermen
Four fishermen from Nagapattinam district were arrested on Monday by the Sri Lankan Navy when they were allegedly fishing near the Lankan coast. Police said the fishermen along with their boat have been taken to Kangesanthurai. The fishermen from Aakkarapettai in Nagapattinam districts were allegedly fishing near Paruthithurai when they were arrested. With this, 65...
August 14, 2017 -
Sri Lanka Navy arrests 6 Indians for smuggling drugs
The Sri Lankan navy on Sunday said it has arrested six Indians for allegedly smuggling 13.5 kg drugs into the country. The Sri Lankan ship on patrol detected a suspicious movement at IMBL (International Maritime Boundary Line) from Indian waters to Sri Lankan territorial waters in the wee hours, the Sri Lankan navy said in...
April 2, 2017 -
11 Indian fishermen detained by Sri Lankan navy
The fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu were arrested while fishing near Sri Lanka's Neduntheevu island.
November 20, 2016