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Burnt-out container ship sinks in sea; Sri Lankan Navy bracing for possible oil spill


Burnt-out container ship sinks in sea; Sri Lankan Navy bracing for possible oil spill
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Last Updated: Jun 02, 2021, 11:48 PM IST
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Water submerged the MV X-Press Pearl s rear end a day after firefighters from Sri Lanka and India climbed onto the vessel and extinguished a blaze that had been burning for 12 days.
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The entire western coastal line has become swamped with the waste from the vessel s fire – mostly plastic beads which are harmful to the marine ecology, experts have said.
The Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday said that it is getting ready to deal with a possible oil spill after the fire-stricken Singapore-flagged cargo ship laden with chemicals sank in the outer Colombo Harbour following an unsuccessful bid to tow the vessel to deeper seas. ....

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