Sri Lanka seeks $40m from X-Press Feeders as pollution fears grow

Interim claim lodged with lawyers as tests are carried out to determine whether oil is leaking from burned and sunken boxship

Army troops prepare to clean a beach near Colombo. The sinking of the X-Press Pearl has led to pollution in Sri Lanka. — Army troops prepare to clean a beach near Colombo. The sinking of the X-Press Pearl has led to pollution in Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka Army

Gary Dixon

Published 14 June 2021, 07:00Updated 14 June 2021, 08:53

X-Press Feeders Sub-panamax containerships Sri Lanka Pollution