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X-Press Pearl salvage continues as study shows toxic effects of disaster

COLOMBO The Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl was a brand-new container ship, only three months after being commissioned, when a fire erupted and began sinking off Sri Lanka’s western coast on May 20, 2021. The vessel, laden with 25 metric tons of nitric acid, lay in the dark seabed about 20 meters (66 feet) deep, and salvagers had […] ....

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18 months after Singapore-registered vessel sank, Sri Lanka needs answers to 'largest hazardous ship disaster'

AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. Eighteen months after the X-Press Pearl environmental disaster, Sri Lanka has filed charges against the ship’s crew, but the government stands accused of being opaque on the true extent of the unprecedented tragedy, being. ....

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