Sri Lanka Expels Chinese Ship Carrying Radioactive Material
The Sri Lankan authorities alleged that those manning the ship did not allow them to inspect the vessel, forcing them to expel the ship from Hambantota port.
Representative image of a ship at a port. Photo: Reuters/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Colombo: Sri Lanka has asked a Chinese ship to leave the southern port of Hambantota after it was found to be carrying radioactive material, officials said on Wednesday.
Anil Ranjith, the top official of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Authority (SLAEA), said that the ship was on its way to China from the port of Rotterdam when it developed technical difficulties and entered the Hambantota Port.
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