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NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 29 Sri Lanka is facing its worst beach pollution crisis as tonnes of plastic waste from a burning container ship wash ashore, a senior environment official said today. Fishermen have been banned from an 80-kilometre stretch of coast near the Singapore-registered MV. ....
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships Vaibhav and Vajra continue to battle the fire onboard the container ship MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo.Amid rough seas and adverse weather conditions, the ICG ships, in a joint effort with vessels deployed by . ....
Industry > Industry monitor > Shipping 28 May 2021 Sri Lanka’s apex environment body on Thursday said the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel, MV X-Press Pearl, which caught fire near the Negombo tourist beach, 40 km north of Colombo beach, last week, is in the process of sinking, and that preparations are underway to tackle the resulting oil spill. Indian Coast Guard Ships Vaibhav and Vajra along have been helping Sri Lankan authorities to douse the intense fire onboard container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo. ICG Dornier aircraft has undertaken air reconnaissance of the area for assessment and support. ICG ship Samudra Prahari, a specialised Pollution Response (PR) vessel has also been despatched in PR configuration to augment the firefighting efforts and respond to oil spill, if occurred. ICG deployed its assets in response to request of Sri Lankan authorities and Govt of India directives thereon. ....
Indian Coast Guard rushes to douse fire on container ship 27 May 2021, 14:18 GMT+10 New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Wednesday rushed its vessels to douse the fire that broke out on container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo coast in Sri Lanka. According to ICG, the Sri Lankan authorities sought Indian Coast Guard s assistance towards fire fighting operations. Upon government directives, ICG ship Vaibhav on maritime patrol was diverted immediately to reach the scene of the incident on Tuesday and ICG ship Vajra, which was despatched from Tuticorin, arrived at the site in the wee hours of May 26 to provide immediate assistance to MV X-Press Pearl. ....
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Wednesday rushed its vessels to douse the fire that broke out on container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo coast in Sri Lanka. ....