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Plastic pellet spill from burning ship causes 'worst beach pollution' in Sri Lanka's history


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Plastic pellet spill from burning ship causes ‘worst beach pollution’ in Sri Lanka’s history
“No one is able to say how long we will have the adverse effects of this pollution.”
A chemical-laden ship sank off the coast of Sri Lanka Wednesday, after burning for nearly two weeks.
The accident has already led to one of the worst marine disasters in the country’s history, as tons of plastic pellets from the burning ship have already contaminated its fishing waters and washed up on its shores, Reuters reported.
“This is probably the worst beach pollution in our history,” Sri Lanka’s Marine Protection Authority (MEPA) chairman Dharshani Lahandapura told AFP. ....

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No end in sight: Sri Lanka faces its worst marine crisis as plastic from burning ship washes ashore


No end in sight: Sri Lanka faces its worst marine crisis as plastic from burning ship washes ashore
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No end in sight: Sri Lanka faces its worst marine crisis as plastic from burning ship washes ashore
Sri Lanka faces an unprecedented pollution crisis as waves of plastic waste from a burning container ship hit the coast and threaten to devastate the local environment, a top environment official warned Saturday. Thousands of navy ratings using mechanical diggers scooped tonnes of tiny plastic granules on the beaches that had come from the Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl that has been smouldering on the horizon for ten days. Sri Lanka s Marine Protection Authority (MEPA) said the microplastic pollution could cause years of ecological damage to the Indian Ocean island. ....

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