The X-Press Pearl Ecological Disaster

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The X-Press Pearl Ecological Disaster

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Sri Lanka and the Environmental Aftermath of the X-Press Pearl Fire and Sinking

Pollution from the container ship X-Press Pearl is being described as potentially the worst marine ecological disaster in Sri Lankan history. The ship carried 25 tonnes of nitric acid, along with other chemicals and cosmetics, when it caught fire on May 20. Many of the ship’s 1,486 containers tumbled into the sea before the huge blaze was brought under control earlier this week. The vessel sank on June 2, as it was being towed to deeper waters.

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