The Sri Lankan authorities dealing with the X-Press Pearl ship fire have found themselves in a new problem as plastic wastes from the ship are polluting the ocean. On Friday, officials found tons of plastic pellets have washed up the west coast of Sri Lanka as the ship blazes for the 9th consecutive day.
This has prompted a fishing ban in the area stretching 80kms of the coast including Colombo. The government has been expecting an oil spill and chemical spill from the nitric acid cargo-carrying...