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Smoke rises from a fire onboard the MV X-Press Pearl vessel as it sinks while being towed into deep sea off the Colombo Harbour, in Sri Lanka June 2, 2021. Sri Lanka Airforce Media/Handout via Reuters
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COLOMBO, June 3 Sri Lankan authorities said Thursday they are preparing for the worst-case scenario of a possible oil slick from the burnt-out cargo ship sinking off Colombo’s main harbour.
The Marine Environment Protection Authority readied oil dispersants, booms and skimmers in case of a leak from the MV X-Press Pearl, which has nearly 350 tonnes of oil in its fuel tanks.
Environmental disaster : Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship Reuters
Thursday, June 3rd 2021, 8:56 am - This is considered to be the country s worst ever man-made environmental disaster.
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a fire onboard the MV X-Press Pearl vessel as it sinks while being towed into deep sea off the Colombo Harbour, in Sri Lanka June 2, 2021. Sri Lanka Airforce Media/Handout via REUTERS
By Alasdair Pal and Waruna Karunatilake
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka on Thursday braced for the possibility of an oil spill after a cargo ship laden with chemicals sank off its western coast, in what is already the country s worst ever man-made environmental disaster.
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Smoke rises from a fire onboard the MV X-Press Pearl vessel as it sinks while being towed into deep sea off the Colombo Harbour, in Sri Lanka June 2, 2021. The cargo ship, carrying tonnes of chemicals