Offshore oil spill response exercise...

The Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) today concluded offshore oil spill response exercise off Colombo harbour with the participation of the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) and MCT-JCG members and in collaboration with Sri Lanka Navy. This particular exercise is mainly focusing on evaluation the knowledge and practical applications of oil spill response skill of the SLCG which inculcated by the MCT-JCG during the phase II. During this training evaluation exercise, the SLCG has demonstrated its capacity and confidence to response the offshore oil spill positively. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe