X-Press Pearl: Environmentalists file lawsuit
As the smoldering remains of the containership X-Press Pearl settle into the sea, Sri Lanka’s Centre for Environmental Justice, which is associated with Friends of the Earth Sri Lanka, today filed a
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VIDEO: X-Press Pearl sinks at stern
A virtually new containership that has been on fire off Sri Lanka since May 20 partially sank today, just as salvage efforts were seeming to show some progress. As we reported earlier,
X-Press Pearl fire still not under control
Sri Lanka TV news channels today showed the nearly new containership X-Press Pearl as still continuing to burn, despite firefighting efforts that are now in their eighth day. Pollution from the 2021-built,
VIDEO: Fire ravages 2021-built containership
Dramatic footage released by the Sri Lanka air force yesterday shows flames and smoke continuing to erupt from a virtually brand new 2,700 TEU containership despite firefighting efforts that have been continuing