Sri Lankan security personnel remove debris from the X-Press Pearl ship, on a beach at Pamunugama in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on May 28, 2021. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua) The vessel caught fire after sending out a distress call while getting close to the Colombo Port on May 20, and the government said a large amount of marine life had been killed as a result of the pollution from the ship. COLOMBO, June 1 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka's Criminal.
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Sri Lankan authorities Sunday said they will sue the owners of a Singapore-registered cargo carrier which has burned for 11 straight days off the island’s west coast and caused some of its worst-ever marine pollution. Police said a criminal investigation was also launched into the blaze aboard the MV X-Press Pearl, which was carrying 25 .
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The X-Press Pearl is operated by the Singapore-based X-Press Feeders.PHOTO: AFP
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