Articles by: Vijith Samarasinghe

Fire damaged X-Press Pearl just before it sank (Credit: Sri Lankan Air Force)

Container ship fire produces ecological catastrophe in Sri Lanka

In the second major container ship accident in Sri Lankan waters in the past year, the X-Press Pearl, which was awaiting entry to Colombo port, caught fire on May 20 after a chemical leak. All attempts to douse the fire failed and the ship sank about 10 nautical miles off the west coast of Sri Lanka, creating major problems for[Read More…]

by 10/06/2021 Comments are Disabled Environmental Protection
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