Sri Lanka Ship Fire Finally Extinguished; S’pore Shipping Firm To Be Sued For Marine Pollution
The fire aboard a Singapore-registered container vessel off Colombo port was finally extinguished on Tuesday (June 1), after causing extensive marine pollution in Sri Lanka’s waters.
With the blaze finally put out after 12 days, the authorities said they were turning their attention to probing the cause of the fire and placing accountability for it.
The X-Press Pearl is operated by the Singapore-based X-Press Feeders. Flying a Singapore flag, the ship was carrying 1,486 containers and had 25 tonnes of nitric acid, other chemicals and cosmetics on board.
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The X-Press Pearl is operated by the Singapore-based X-Press Feeders.PHOTO: AFP
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