Industry > Industry monitor > Shipping 28 May 2021 Sri Lanka’s apex environment body on Thursday said the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel, MV X-Press Pearl, which caught fire near the Negombo tourist beach, 40 km north of Colombo beach, last week, is in the process of sinking, and that preparations are underway to tackle the resulting oil spill. Indian Coast Guard Ships Vaibhav and Vajra along have been helping Sri Lankan authorities to douse the intense fire onboard container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo. ICG Dornier aircraft has undertaken air reconnaissance of the area for assessment and support. ICG ship Samudra Prahari, a specialised Pollution Response (PR) vessel has also been despatched in PR configuration to augment the firefighting efforts and respond to oil spill, if occurred. ICG deployed its assets in response to request of Sri Lankan authorities and Govt of India directives thereon.