Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 9 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
A special meeting to review the operational and financial progress of the Sri Lanka Navy's Onboard Security Team (OBST) support operations was held recently at the Parliament Complex, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd).
The discussion primarily focused on observations and concerns raised during the Deputy Minister's recent inspection of the Pettigalawatta Armoury Complex in Galle. The facility serves as a storage site for weapons and equipment belonging to foreign Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs) that operate onboard security teams (OBST) aboard merchant vessels, with the servi...