UN office says Sri Lanka ship fire causes significant damage
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The U.N. representative in Sri Lanka said the sinking of a container ship that caughtContinue Reading
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Fire-ravaged ship sinks, prompting Sri Lankan pollution fear
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s capital on Thursday nearly a monthContinue Reading
Sri Lanka : Dolphins, turtles killed by fire-ravaged ship
Dozens of turtles and dolphins were killed by intense heat and chemical poisoning from a container ship that burned forContinue Reading
Sri Lanka arrests Russian captain over ship fire pollution
The Russian skipper of a container ship that caught fire and burned for almost two weeks before sinking off SriContinue Reading
Sri Lanka seeks $40 million in damages over ship fire
Sri Lanka is seeking $40 million in damages from the operator of a ship that left massive pollution when itContinue Reading
Sri Lanka probes possible oil slick off sinking ship
Sri Lanka announced an investigation Thursday into a possible oil slick reported off its west coast where a container shipContinue Reading
Sri Lanka cargo ship disaster: Large oil spill visible in satellite images- Sky News
Sri Lanka cargo ship disaster: Large oil spill visible in satellite images A large oil slick surrounding the damaged container shipContinue Reading
Data recovered as ship with chemicals sinking off Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Experts recovered the data recorder of a fire-ravaged ship carrying chemicals that is slowly sinkingContinue Reading
Fishermen feeling the impact of Sri Lanka ship disaster
KEPUMGODA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s fishermen are already feeling the impact of an unfolding environmental disaster caused byContinue Reading
Sri Lanka government sued over ship disaster as possible oil spill looms
Environmentalists on Friday sued the Sri Lankan government and operators of a container ship loaded with chemicals and plastic thatContinue Reading
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