X-Press Pearl Container Accident

Reckless Shipwreck Pollutes Sea With Tons of Plastic

  • The Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl, carrying hundreds of tons of chemicals and plastics, sinks after burning for almost two weeks, just outside Colombo’, Sri Lanka’s harbor.
  • Sri Lanka announced an investigation Thursday into a possible oil slick reported off its west coast, where a container ship is submerged after burning for 13 days.

Coast Conservation Minister Nalaka Godahewa said local experts were asked to examine an oil patch of about 3.6 million square feet where...

https://mfame.guru/reckless-ship-wreck-pollutes-sea-with-tons-of-plastic/

X-Press Pearl’s Reckless Accident To Face Lawsuit

  • The smouldering wreck of the X-Press Pearl has settled onto the ocean floor after water flooded the engine room, according to the latest information from its owner’s spokesman.
  • With white smoke still billowing from its foredeck, the 2,700 teu X-Press Pearl, not yet four months old, started to sink today in waters off Sri Lanka’s west coast.

According to the various sources, Sri Lankan authorities are planning to start a legal suit against X-Press Feeders, the owner of Singapore-registered...

https://mfame.guru/x-press-pearls-reckless-accident-to-face-law-suit/

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