Singapore-flagged MV X-Press Pearl, anchored off the Colombo port, reportedly caught on fire, leading to what turned out to be the worst ecological disaster in the nation’s history, per Greenpeace and others. The tanker was loaded with tons of harmful chemicals and plastic nurdles.
The fire had lasted for several days and even partially burnt debris, and the nurdles washed up on the once-pristine shores of Sri Lanka with bodies of dead animals. Sri Lanka is awaiting the wreck removal to place a...