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India hands over personal watercraft to Sri LankaIndia has boosted Sri Lanka's coast guard with two personal watercraft for search and rescue operations. This follows a joint naval diving ...
Sri Lanka seeks investors for loss-making Mattala airport built with Chinese loansSri Lanka is seeking investors for Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. The airport has been a financial drain since opening in 2013. A...
Mazagon Dock acquires 51% stake in Colombo Dockyard for Rs 249.5 crore in first international acquisitionMazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited has acquired a 51% stake in Colombo Dockyard PLC. This marks India's first international acquisition in s...
Sri Lanka to treat rescued Iranian sailors under 'international law'Sri Lanka is providing care to 32 Iranian sailors rescued from the torpedoed frigate IRIS Dena, following international law, Foreign Minist...
Join hands to counter transnational crimes, make seas safer, says Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane to CSC nationsInaugurating the maiden Coastal Security Conference (CoSC) organised by the Indian Coast Guard under the aegis of Colombo Security Conclave...
Indian Navy ship completes safety study near Colombo Port; submits report to Lankan authoritiesINS Sarvekshak, described as a state-of-the-art Hydrographic Survey Ship, was dispatched by the Indian Navy on June 23 upon a formal reques...
COVISHIELD: India’s vaccine gift to reach Colombo on ThursdayThe delivery of the Covid-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka is a fulfillment of PM Narendra Modi’s commitment made to PM Mahinda Rajapaksa during th...
INS Vikramaditya arrives at Colombo port on its first overseas callAccompanied by frontline missile destroyer INS Mysore, the Indian Navy's formidable aircraft carrier will be here until January 23.
India rushes ships to douse fire on vessel off Colombo coastThe fire broke out last night on the merchant ship MV MSC-Daniela, when the 14,000-container carrier was about 120 nautical miles away from...
INS Sunayna and Sutlej sent with relief material to Lanka in the wake of Cyclone RoanuThe cyclone has wreaked havoc along Lankan coast with 43 people have been killed and 133 were missing following landslides and floods in th...
Sri Lanka releases 126 Indian fishermen held for poachingSri Lankan fisheries minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that although the fishermen will be released their equipment will remain confiscated.
Indian sailor found dead on ship, Sri Lankan police launch probeAccording to initial reports, the sailor is said to have committed suicide and his body was discovered when the ship was passing Galle.
Shipping ministry to ask for removal of customs duty on marine fuels for vessels carrying cargo for transshipmentIndia levies 25-30% customs duty on bunker, or marine fuel. Removing the tax, the ministry feels, would draw big container ships to Indian ...
- Sri Lankan Navy rescues four Indian fishermen
The acting Naval spokesman, Lieutenant Commander Janaka Gunawardena, said the distressed fishermen were spotted off the Talaimannar coast i...
Sri Lanka launches domestic airline to cater to tourism boomA new domestic airline linking the Colombo international airport and the southern tourist resorts of the island has been launched, official...
- Indian Naval ships INS Sujata, INS Tarangini welcomed in Colombo
'INS Sujata, 'INS Tarangini' and the coast guard ship 'ICGS Varuna' were welcomed in accordance with naval traditions on arrival.
- India, Sri Lanka and Maldives take part in joint naval exercises
Coast Guards of India, Sri Lanka and Maldives are taking part in a joint exercise off the coast of Male.