Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne who is on a five-day official visit to India, yesterday (1st Feb.) made an inspection visit onboard the Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels, which are being built for the Sri Lanka Navy, at the Goa Shipyard Limited in India.
The Commander was warmly received by the Chairman and Managing Director of Shipyard Ltd. Rear Admiral (Retd) Shekhar Mital and held cordial discussions. Mementoes were also exchanged. The Commander was briefed on the work in progress of the two Advanced Vessels by the Rear Admiral (Retd) Shekhar Mital.
On completion of the visit of inspection, the Commander of the Navy extended his gratitude toRear Admiral Mital and his crew for undertaking this project.
During this visit, Vice Admiral Wijegunaratne took time off to get onboard one of the Indian Coastguard Ships and took part in a practical shooting session at the Small Arms Simulator aboard as well.