NAVAL AND MARITIME ACADEMY CELEBRATED HER 58TH ANNIVERSARY
The prime training establishment of the Sri Lanka Navy, Naval and Maritime Academy celebrated its 58th anniversary on a high note on 15th July 2025.
In concurrent with the anniversary celebration, sports events and religious observances were conducted under the able guidance of the Commandant NMA Commodore Dinesh Bandara, with the participation of the faculty members and the crew of NMA. Accordingly, a friendly Volleyball tournament was played on 12th July 2025. Further, given embedding meritorious blessings upon the NMA crew, a Bodhi Pooja event at Tissa temple, a mass at Chatholic church, and prayers at the Hindu kovil and the mosque were also held in the presence of respective devotees of the crew and the civil staff. In addition to these activities, cleaning programme was conducted at Revatha Children’s Home.
The inspection of the divisions organized in paralleled to the anniversary, was inspected by the Commandant Naval & Maritime Academy on 15th July 2025. The anniversary celebration marked its closure with the special lunch provided for all the crew and the civil staff of NMA, traditionally called ‘Barakana’ on the same day.
