Captain of Sunken Ship Arrested, Faces Court

Capt. John

Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigations Department on Monday (June 14) arrested the captain of the burnt MV X-Press Pearl container ship which caught fire on the outskirts of the Colombo Port on May 20, reports the Straits Times.

Worst marine disaster

The Russian skipper of the container ship is expected to be charged with marine pollution, police said Monday.

The island nation is seeking $40 million in damages from the operators of the ship, which released tonnes of plastic raw materials that swamped...

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