Cargo ship carrying chemicals sinks off Sri Lanka's capital nearly a month after catching fire, raising concerns about a possible environmental disaster, officials say.
The ship's operator said the wreck of the Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl"is now wholly sitting on the seabed at a depth of 70 feet."June 3, 2021The head of Sri Lanka's Marine Environment Protection Authority, Darshini Lahandapura, also confirmed that the ship had sunk. She said it was currently unsafe to remove the wreck because of rough monsoon seas.The monsoon season started last month and usually ends in September.
The fire broke out on the vessel on May 20 when it was anchored about 9.5 nautical miles northwest of Colombo and waiting to enter the port. Authorities extinguished the fire last week, but the ship then began sinking and attempts to tow it into deeper waters failed when its stern rested on the seabed. The ship had remained partly submerged until Thursday.
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