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Share: COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan authorities have decided to further move the MV  X-Press Pear 50 nautical miles away from the Colombo Harbour into deep seas in order to prevent marine environment destruction. Sri Lanka Air Force deployed Bell 212 to drop Dry Powder onto the vessel after an explosion was reported aboard it early Tuesday (25) morning. 03 Tugs from the SLPA were employed to reduce the heat in the surrounding area of containers. ‍Further, Sri Lanka Naval Ship Sindurala an...

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): Two Indian crew members of the distressed MV “X-PRESS PEARL” have been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital. The two Indian nationals who had sustained injuries were admitted this morning (May 25), Pushpa Ramyani De Soysa, the Chief Nurse of the Colombo National Hospital told News 1st on Tuesday (May 25). An explosion was reported from inside the MV X-PRESS PEARL on Tuesday morning (May 25), and all 25 crew members were evacuated safely out of the vessel, Ca...

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s National Building Research Organization has launched an investigation on air pollution as a result of the fumes from the inferno aboard the MV X-Press Pearl in the seas off the Colombo Harbour. Darshani Lahandapura, the Chairperson of Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) said air samples were obtained from the area for tests. At the same time, investigations have revealed the fire is burning from under a container floor aboard th...

Containership battling fire for days in Sri Lanka May 24, 2021, by Jasmina Ovcina Efforts to contain the fire on board MV X-Press Pearl containership, which broke out on May 20th while the vessel was at anchorage off Colombo harbour, Sri Lanka, remain underway. Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) along with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Airforce have been working on extinguishing the fire for days now. Three tugs from the SLPA we...

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Navy in coordination with Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is working in full swing as of Saturday afternoon (May 22) to contain the fire onboard the MV ‘X-PRESS PEARL’ which confronted this unfortunate turn of the event while at anchorage off Colombo Port on 20th May. Currently, three Tugs from the SLPA are engaged in efforts to reduce the heat in the surrounding area of containers as flames are witnessed from time to time on top of the containers abov...

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Navy responding immediately to a distress call of fire erupted onboard a container ship ‘X-PRESS PEARL’ in the afternoon of 20th May 2021, promptly dispatched 02 Offshore Patrol Vessels, Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Sagara, Sindurala and a Fast Attack Craft to the scene of fire. Further 01Tug from the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is engaged in firefighting efforts as of now. The container ship was in anchorage about 9.5 nautical miles northwest of Co...

By 2 Lt. Matthew Doyle, 132d Wing Public Affairs / Published May 21, 2021 A MQ-9 Reaper takes flight from the Gulfport CRTC at Gulfport, Miss. armed with inert GBU-12s (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jon Alderman) MQ-9 Reaper taxing on the runway as it prepares for takeoff. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Matthew T. Doyle) A LNO, Pilot and Sensor Operator take part in a training flight during Exercise Southern Strike at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Tra...

COVID-19: Sri Lankan Navy increases patrolling to prevent entry of illegal immigrants via sea routes SECTIONS Last Updated: May 04, 2021, 11:17 AM IST Share Synopsis The Navys announcement comes as military personnel apprehended 21 Indian nationals on four Indian boats for allegedly trying to enter the island nation in the last fortnight. Getty Images A Sri Lanka Navy boat patrols an inlet next to the Shangri-La Hotel on April 26, 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka Related The Sri Lankan Navy on Monday...

Navy increases security in Sri Lankan waters to prevent illegal migration Navy increases security in Sri Lankan waters to prevent illegal migration Written by Share: COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Navy has increased security in Sri Lankan waters to prevent illegal migration attempts. A statement said the Sri Lanka Navy has deployed more naval units to patrol the northern and northwest waters of the island around the clock, following the possibility of illegal migrants entering the shores of S...

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