Maritime Security Archives -

Torn Open by a Ghost Ship: How Negligence and Submerged Steel Doomed a Naval Patrol Sri Lanka Navy collision involving a Super Dvora patrol craft and the submerged MV Thermopylae Sierra wreck off Angulana

By The Morning Telegraph August 18, 2026

by Roy Denish. Sri Lanka Navy collision off Angulana leaves one officer dead after a Super Dvora...

The X-Press Pearl Betrayal: How State Officials and Corporate Shields Institutionalized a National Environmental Tragedy X-Press Pearl compensation controversy following the 2021 maritime disaster and plastic pollution off Sri Lanka’s western coast

By The Morning Telegraph July 20, 2026

By Roy Denish. The X-Press Pearl compensation battle exposes disputed legal decisions, an alleged US$250 million bribe...

Sea Cucumber Smuggling Bust Nets 26 Suspects in Mannar Sea cucumber smuggling operation uncovered by the Sri Lanka Navy in Mannar

By The Morning Telegraph July 10, 2026

By Roy Denish. Sea cucumber smuggling operation in Mannar leads to 26 arrests, with the Navy seizing...

By The Morning Telegraph July 8, 2026

By Roy Denish. Sri Lanka fishing vessels will face tighter security scrutiny as the government moves to...

Maritime Security