Oil spill feared from sinking chemical cargo ship off Sri Lanka after two-week blaze aboard vessel | South China Morning Post

A cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals is sinking off Sri Lanka's west coast, according to its navy on June 2, 2021. The Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl, carrying nearly 1,500 containers, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid and other chemicals and cosmetics, caught fire following an explosion on May 20. Tonn…

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