The insurers of Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl ship have agreed to pay an additional $2.5 million in a few days as compensation for the massive ecological damage caused. The information was shared by Dharshani Lahandapura who is the chair of the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA).
She added that the sum is paid to cover expenses that were incurred by the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) and Marine Environment Protection Authority from 3 June up...