LankaWeb – Assistance of international legal experts sought to claim compensation lankaweb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lankaweb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
No oil spill reported, but Sri Lanka braces for worst after X-Press Pearl sinks
by Malaka Rodrigo on 9 June 2021
Days after the ill-fated Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl cargo ship erupted in flames, attempts to tow the vessel toward deep waters to reduce its impact failed as it began to sink off Sri Lanka’s western coast.
The newly commissioned freighter was carrying 300 metric tons of fuel oil in its tanks, but no oil leaks have been reported as of June 8, according to the Sri Lanka Navy.
But there’s already fallout from the disaster, with tons of grain-sized plastic pellets from the ship’s cargo washing up on beaches along the island’s western coast, posing a massive cleanup headache.
Banishing curses island.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from island.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dr Sarojini Perera: The one who left us 18 months ago island.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from island.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sri Lankan government officials have said that bodies of more than 10 turtles, a dolphin, fish and birds have washed up on the country s beaches after the burning of the X-Press Pearl container ship.In a statement on Sunday, the Department of .