International experts deployed for Sri Lanka oil spill
Foreign experts have been deployed to help Sri Lanka contain a potential oil leak from a burnt-out container ship partiallyContinue Reading
Category: Shipping
Sri Lanka’s sinking ship: What we know
A cargo ship is sinking off Sri Lanka’s main port of Colombo after a 13-day fire that already caused theContinue Reading
Fire-stricken container vessel sinking off Sri Lanka port
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Salvage experts were attempting to tow a fire-stricken container ship that had been loaded withContinue Reading
Sri Lankan firefighters extinguish blaze on container ship
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Firefighters in Sri Lanka on Tuesday extinguished a blaze on a container ship that hadContinue Reading
Sri Lanka questions burning cargo ship crew as ecological devastation assessed
Sri Lanka’s criminal investigators began questioning the crew of a burning cargo ship Monday, as the Singapore-registered carrier smouldered forContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to sue Singapore ship owners over marine pollution
Sri Lankan authorities Sunday said they will sue the owners of a Singapore-registered cargo carrier which has burned for 11Continue Reading
Sri Lanka faces marine disaster as waves of plastic from burning ship wash ashore
NEGOMBO, SRI LANKA (AFP)- Sri Lanka faces an unprecedented pollution crisis as waves of plastic waste from a burning containerContinue Reading
Sri Lanka braces for beach pollution as ship burns
Three Indian vessels on Thursday joined the battle to contain a major fire on a container ship off the SriContinue Reading
Ship fire rages for 6th day off Sri Lanka, India sends ships
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A fire on a container ship carrying chemicals raged off Sri Lanka for a sixthContinue Reading
Crew evacuated after explosion on container ship off Colombo
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An explosion occurred Tuesday on a ship anchored near Sri Lanka’s capital on which aContinue Reading
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