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Plastics from Burning Ship Cover Sri Lanka Beach
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Plastics from burning ship cover Sri Lanka beach
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Thu 27th May 2021 | 06:50 PM
Colombo, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th May, 2021 ) :An international firefighting effort to put out a huge blaze on a container ship off the Sri Lanka coast will likely take days, the country s navy chief said Thursday, amid mounting fears of a major oil leak.
Nine Sri Lankan ships and three Indian vessels have been working with international salvage experts to douse the eight-day old inferno on the Singapore-registered X-Press Pearl.
The vessel was carrying nearly 1,500 containers, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid, when a fire broke out as it waited to enter Colombo port.
It is believed that the fire was sparked by a leak of nitric acid on the 186 metre (610 feet) long ship. Monsoon winds fanned the flames.
Sri Lanka braces for beach pollution as ship burns
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27/05/2021 - 07:54 Navy personnel helped remove debris that washed ashore LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI AFP 3 min
Colombo (AFP)
Three Indian vessels on Thursday joined the battle to contain a major fire on a container ship off the Sri Lanka coast amid fears that it could break up and spew out hundreds of tonnes of oil.
The X-Press Pearl has been blazing out of control for a week and with heavy winds battering the Singapore-registered vessel, authorities fear a new oil disaster on Sri Lanka s beaches.
The Indian coastguard ships have joined a Sri Lankan navy ship and four private tugs spraying water on the X-Press Pearl, which has 25 tonnes of nitric acid in its cargo.
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