Sri Lanka braces for major oil spill as cargo vessel expected to sink
The Hindu
Apart from the 325 metric tonnes of fuel in its tanks, the ship was loaded with 1,486 containers carrying about 25 tonnes of hazardous nitric acid.
A Singapore-flagged cargo vessel, which caught fire near the Colombo beach last week, may sink, raising severe environmental concerns in the island nation, according to media reports on Wednesday. Desperate attempts to extinguish the fire seemed to fail as authorities prepared for a major oil spill. The Colombo Gazette newspaper reported that the MV 'X-PRESS PEARL' was "unstable" and "expected to sink". Apart from the 325 metric tonnes of fuel in its tanks, X-Press Pearl was loaded with 1,486 containers carrying about 25 tonnes of hazardous nitric acid.More Related News