Indian Navy surveys area around X-Press Pearl: debris identified to enable precautionary measures
INS Sarvekshak has identified 54 types of underwater debris following an 807-mile of survey around the ill-fated MV XPress Pearl, the Indian High Commission says in a statement issued over the weekend. The following is the text of the IHC statement: “The Hydrographic Survey Ship of Indian Navy, ‘INS Sarvekshak’, entered Colombo after successful completion of surveys in three areas off Colombo. It was welcomed at the terminal by Colombo Commander of Western Naval Area R.Adm. Upul de Silva. INS Sarvekshak was immediately deployed on request of the Government of Sri Lanka on 23 June 2021 t...
Source: island.lk