Cargo vessel in process of sinking, efforts on to cleanup coast: Sri Lankan officials All 25 crew members of MV 'X-PRESS PEARL' -- of Indian, Chinese, Filipino and Russian nationality -- were rescued after a 'fire alarm' dispatch was sent. Share Via Email | A+A A- smoke rises from the container vessel MV X-Press Pearl engulfed in flames off Colombo port, Sri Lanka. (Photo | AP) By Associated Press COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's apex environment body on Thursday said a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel, which caught fire near the Colombo beach last week, is in the process of sinking, and that preparations are underway to tackle the resulting oil spill.