Three Indian Navy training vessels arrive in Sri Lanka on formal visit
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1 min readFrom 4 outlets- The vessels are INS Tir, INS Sujata and Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi.
- Daily Mirror and Sri Lanka Mirror give the visit dates as October 26–28, 2026.
- Newsfirst reports that 135 officer under-trainees arrived with the squadron.
Newswire reports that INS Tir, INS Sujata and Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi, part of the Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron, arrived in Sri Lanka on a formal visit. Ada Derana also reports the arrival of three Indian Navy and Coast Guard vessels, while Hiru News (සිංහල) reports that the three ships reached Colombo Port.
Daily Mirror reports that the squadron was scheduled to arrive on October 26 for a three-day goodwill visit intended to strengthen maritime cooperation between India and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Mirror reports that the visit runs from October 26 to 28, 2026, and forms part of a long-range training deployment that includes calls to Port Victoria.
Newsfirst reports that 135 officer under-trainees travelled with the vessels and characterises the visit as a formal call by the First Training Squadron. Hiru News (தமிழ்) reports that the three ships were due to depart Colombo Port that day.
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- Daily Mirror · Indian Navy training squadron to visit Colombo from October 26 to 28