Environmental disaster feared as Express Perl ship sinks off Sri Lanka
Channel: Ceylon Vacation
Date: 2021-06-03

Environmental disaster feared as ship sinks off Sri Lanka

The blaze has destroyed most of the ship’s cargo. Some containers tumbled into the sea, polluting surrounding waters and a long stretch of the island nation’s famed beaches.

There are fears that hundreds of tonnes of oil from the vessel’s fuel tanks could also leak into the sea if it sinks, devastating nearby marine life.

Environmentalist Ajantha Perera said the incident could cause “a terrible environmental disaster”.

She said the ship is believed to have been carrying 81 containers of hazardous goods and about 400 containers containing oil.

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