Trinco Harbour Archives

Dive into Trinco’s treasure trove beneath the waves-By Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera Source:Sundaytimes Trincomalee is not only a hidden gem that offers a unique blend of ancient history and natural beauty, but also a unique world-class dive site with its beautiful reef, shipwrecks and diverse marine life. Promotion of recreational diving in Trincomalee harbour is timely. Despite being located in naval premises, the Trincomalee harbour has a great potential to entice diving enthusiasts to explore Trincomalee beneath the waves, accompanied by naval divers. he eastern seaboard that extends over 300 km is of unparalleled beauty and the adjoining seas endowed with beautiful reefs, shipwrecks and marine life are a paradise for diving attracting many foreigners and diving enthusiasts. The virgin reef surrounding Pigeon Island is one of the country’s marine protected areas. ...

Sober Islands Trincomalee Harbour – by Stefan D’silva Recent ignorant and distorted comment on Sober Islands prompted me (in discussion with an ex-serviceman) to draft this brief illustration. The British site plans I have, are very informative, precise, factual and comprehensive. I have spent time exploring Great Sober Island on foot. The overgrown vegetation, knotted creepers crawling over the old British fortifications are straight out of an ‘Indianna Jones movie set’! British Naval history markers and construction is scattered all over the island in good condition. I still hold hope that a combined international effort may one day, uncover French, possibly Dutch and British graves. Time will tell. There is (or was) a tourist resort operating on Great Sober Island. I am not certain as its current status as a result of covid lock downs (2020 -2021 – 2022). Much of the information on line refers to the resort and ...