The Indian Coast Guard Ship "Samudra Paheredar" arrived at the Colombo Port yesterday on a goodwill visit, the Navy said.

The Indian Coast Guard Ship which is on a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka is scheduled to participate in a sequence of programmes and sports events organized by the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Coast Guard.

The ship’s Commanding Officer, Captain DR Sharma paid a courtesy call on Commander Western Naval Area, Rear Admiral Jayantha De Silva at the Western Naval Command Headquarters and held cordial discussions on matters of mutual importance.