New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- : The seventh edition of the bilateral Maritime Exercise between Sri Lanka - India, SLINEX 2019 commenced formally with an Opening Ceremony at Headquarters Eastern Fleet on September 8.

"The Opening Ceremony was co-chaired by Rear Adm Puneet Chadha, Chief Staff Officer (Ops) HQENC and Rear Adm AUC De Silva, Flag Officer Commanding Naval Fleet (FOCNF) of the Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) and was attended by Commanding Officers and Ops teams from all participating ships attended the ceremony," an official statement said.

Trainee officers from SLN Ships Sindhurala and Suranimala visiting INS Khukri and INS Sumedha as a part of cross deck visit. The trainees were given a guided tour of the ships. Later, SLN Trainee Officers und...