Two Japanese ships arrive at the port of Colombo

Making a goodwill visit ‘J.S. Makinami’ and ‘JS Suzunami’, two ships of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force have arrived in the island, the Navy said in a statement today (12).

“Sri Lanka Navy accorded the visiting ships a ceremonial welcome upon their arrival at the Port of Colombo.

Officials of the ships met the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo.

A Search and Rescue Exercise is scheduled to be conducted with SLN Ships with a view of sharing professional expertise between the two friendly navies. The two ships will be in the country till the 14th,” the statement added.