Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2018-08-07

Prepairing a legal framework on marine security services provided by the Sri Lanka Navy for foreign Merchant Vessels

- International merchant vessels deploy armed Sea Marshalls to protect the vessels from the attacks of pirates. Ports of Colombo and Galle are used for embarkation of Sea Marshalls in vessels traveling to the high risk areas of threats and for disembarkation of those Sea Marshalls coming in Vessels through such high risk areas. Accordingly, the proposal made by H.E. the President Maithripala Sirisena, in his capacity as the Minister of Defence, to regulate the transportation and storage of weaponry and ammunition belonging to the said Private Maritime Security Services upon the operational requirement under the supervision and security of the Sri Lanka Navy, was approved by the Cabinet.