Eight foreign naval vessels at Presidential fleet review

The Sri Lanka Navy received solidarity from the friendly Navies, when President Mahinda Rajapaksa received the salute of eight foreign war ships at the Presidential Fleet Review held in view of the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Sri Lanka Navy yesterday at the Colombo Port.

Eight foreign war ships which arrived at Colombo Port and Sri Lanka Navy ship Sayura took part in the event.

The officers and the sailors on board the Indian Naval Sailing ship INS Tharangini, Russian Naval Ship Admiral Vinogrado, Chinese Navy Ship, Lanzhou, Pakistan Naval Ship PNS Zulfiquar, Pakistan Naval ship BNS Umar Farood, HMTS Chonburi of the Royal Thai Navy, Indian Naval ship Iris Alvand and Indian Naval Ship INS Mysore accorded their salute to President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was on board the Presidential Yachat, fast Attack Craft P444 P442.

On December the Naval fleet and the Northern and Eastern Naval Commands received Presidential Colours from the President to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Sri Lanka Navy.