LankaWeb – Sri Lankan cardinal to sue ship owner over pollution
Posted on June 3rd, 2021 Singapore-registered container ship has released chemical waste into the sea since catching fire on May 20 The Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl, carrying hundreds of tonnes of chemicals and plastics, sinks after burning for almost two weeks just outside Colombo’s harbor on June 2. (Photo: AFP) Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has decided to take legal action against the owner of a ship that has caused an environmental disaster on Sri Lanka’s coast. He said the fishing community has been severely damaged by the Singapore-regist...
Source: lankaweb.com