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Share: COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan authorities have decided to further move the MV  X-Press Pear 50 nautical miles away from the Colombo Harbour into deep seas in order to prevent marine environment destruction. Sri Lanka Air Force deployed Bell 212 to drop Dry Powder onto the vessel after an explosion was reported aboard it early Tuesday (25) morning. 03 Tugs from the SLPA were employed to reduce the heat in the surrounding area of containers. ‍Further, Sri Lanka Naval Ship Sindurala and a Fast Attack Craft were deployed to assist the ongoing firefighting efforts. The vessel which is ...

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): Two Indian crew members of the distressed MV “X-PRESS PEARL” have been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital. The two Indian nationals who had sustained injuries were admitted this morning (May 25), Pushpa Ramyani De Soysa, the Chief Nurse of the Colombo National Hospital told News 1st on Tuesday (May 25). An explosion was reported from inside the MV X-PRESS PEARL on Tuesday morning (May 25), and all 25 crew members were evacuated safely out of the vessel, Captain Indika de Silva, the Navy Spokesperson told News 1st. The distressed container ship was manned...

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s National Building Research Organization has launched an investigation on air pollution as a result of the fumes from the inferno aboard the MV X-Press Pearl in the seas off the Colombo Harbour. Darshani Lahandapura, the Chairperson of Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) said air samples were obtained from the area for tests. At the same time, investigations have revealed the fire is burning from under a container floor aboard the vessel. Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Ports and Shipping on Monday (24) told News 1st that experts fro...

Containership battling fire for days in Sri Lanka May 24, 2021, by Jasmina Ovcina Efforts to contain the fire on board MV X-Press Pearl containership, which broke out on May 20th while the vessel was at anchorage off Colombo harbour, Sri Lanka, remain underway. Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) along with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Airforce have been working on extinguishing the fire for days now. Three tugs from the SLPA were employed to reduce the heat in the surrounding area of containers. Sri Lanka Naval Ship Sindurala...

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Navy in coordination with Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is working in full swing as of Saturday afternoon (May 22) to contain the fire onboard the MV ‘X-PRESS PEARL’ which confronted this unfortunate turn of the event while at anchorage off Colombo Port on 20th May. Currently, three Tugs from the SLPA are engaged in efforts to reduce the heat in the surrounding area of containers as flames are witnessed from time to time on top of the containers above the weather deck, Sri Lanka Navy said on Saturday (May 22). “Based on fluctuating environmental ...