1 Crew of Boxship Tests Positive for Covid 19, Firefighting Continues

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  • One of the two injured crew members of the X-Press Pearl containership, which remains ablaze off Colombo port, Sri Lanka, has tested positive for COVID-19.
  • The two crew members, who received leg injuries during their evacuation from the ship on the morning of Tuesday, May 25th, remain in hospital in stable condition.
  • Efforts to extinguish the fire on board are ongoing with three firefighting tugs, helicopters and the Sri Lankan Navy and Indian coastguard on scene.

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