Last Updated: India Deploys Multiple Assets To Help Sri Lankan Navy Douse Flames On MV X-Press Pearl India on May 25 responded to an emergency request by Sri Lanka Navy and deployed multiple assets to douse the fire on MV X Press Pearl off Colombo. IMAGE: TWITTER India on May 25 responded to an emergency request by Sri Lanka Navy and deployed multiple assets to douse the fire on MV X Press Pearl off Colombo. According to a press release, the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka informed that the nation dispatched Vessels Vaibhav, Vajra and Samudra Prehari by Indian Coast Guard and Tug Water Lilly by Director-General. Additionally Dornier aircraft for aerial reconnaissance has also been deployed.