The Singapore ship Express Pearl caught fire on May 19 about 18 km from the Port of Colombo. That was while coming to the port of Colombo from India. The ship was carrying about 1,486 TEU containers (20-foot-long containers) and was transporting 25 metric tons of other chemicals, including nitric acid. The ship was already …
The ship is about to sink off the coast of Colombo and has about 25 containers of nitric acid in it. She speculates that the release of nitric acid into the sea could wipe out all life in the area, and even melt the coral reefs. After confirming the presence of the chemical in the …
The Sri Lanka Navy says that it is working to douse the fire that broke out on the cargo ship anchored near the Colombo harbor. Navy Media Spokesman Capt. Indika de Silva said that the fire broke out in a ship anchored in the seas 9.5 nautical miles northwest of the Colombo harbor yesterday (20) …