By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s government is seeking help from the United Nations and other countries in assessing the environmental damage caused by a fire on a container ship carrying chemicals that is sinking off its…
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COLOMBO - The Russian skipper of a container ship that caught fire and burned for almost two weeks before sinking off Sri Lanka's coast has been arrested and is expected to be charged with marine pollution, police said Monday (14). The…
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By Jayantha Wijesingha Sri Lanka is currently experiencing the greatest marine disaster in its history caused by the burning and sinking of the MV X-Press Pearl in the shallow waters less than 10 nautical miles north of Colombo Harbour. It…
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A day to honour the majesty of Earth’s oceans was first proposed by the Canadian delegation attending the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, but it was not until 1998 that the…
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COLOMBO - A Sri Lankan court hearing into the fire and sinking of a container ship off Colombo was told Monday (7) that its local agent had deleted e-mails vital to the investigation. The Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl reported an…
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By Antony David and Simon Roughneen COLOMBO – A Sri Lankan court on Monday (7) directed the navy to monitor the Singaporean container ship destroyed in a fire off the western coast and maintain its security until investigations are…
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By P.K. Balachandran COLOMBO - After the container vessel MV X-Press Pearl caught fire on May 25 and subsequently sank polluting the sea off Colombo with dangerous chemical effluents, there is serious concern in Sri Lanka about pollution…
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COLOMBO - A black box from a container ship sinking off Sri Lanka was recovered but a dive Sunday (6) to check for oil leaks had to be aborted, the navy said. The Voyage Data Recorder, also known as a maritime ‘black box’, was found…
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By Amal Jayasinghe COLOMBO - A burnt-out container ship that has already caused Sri Lanka's worst maritime environmental disaster was sinking Wednesday (2) with nearly 350 tonnes of oil in its fuel tanks. The MV X-Press Pearl, carrying…
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By Amal Jayasinghe COLOMBO - A fire aboard a ship that triggered Sri Lanka's worst-ever marine ecological disaster was finally extinguished Tuesday (June 1) after a 13-day international operation, the navy said. The near two-week…
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