Navy ships set sail to foreign waters on training mission
August 25, 2019Two ships of the Sri Lanka Navy left the country for ports in Bangladesh and Myanmar on training missions.
According to Navy media, the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) SLNS Sayura and Fast Missile Vessel (FMV) SLNS Nandimithra set sail for the ports of Chittagong in Bangladesh and Rangoon in Myanmar for training exercises of Navy officer under trainees.
The two ships left the island from the Naval Dockyard in Trincomalee on 22nd August (2019).
The ships are scheduled to remain in Bangladesh from 26th to 29th of this month (August) and from 01st to 04th, September in Myanmar. The crew of both ships are expected to engage in several training exercises with their naval counterparts in those countries, during the visit.
"Sayura" and "Nandimithra" are scheduled to return home from Rangoon on 04th (September) upon the completion of their training visit
