Two Japanese naval ships arrive at Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port on official visit

 

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Lanka Navy, in accordance with naval traditions, welcomed two Japanese naval ships arrived at the Port of Colombo Saturday.

Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer Murasame and helicopter carrier Kaga arrived at the Port of Colombo on a goodwill visit Saturday 02nd October 2021.

JS Kaga is a 248m platform manned by a crew of 210 under Captain Nishida Satoshi, its Commanding Officer. JS Murasame is a 151m long ship with 200 crew members. The ship is commanded by Captain Kashiwagi Yuichirou.

The two ships which arrived in Colombo from Australia are scheduled to take part in a joint naval exercise ‘JA- LAN EX’ with the Sri Lanka Navy during this visit and set sail on 04th October.

All the proceedings relating to the visit of the JMSDF ships are scheduled to be conducted adhering to COVID-19 protocols due to pandemic concerns.