Sri Lanka launches probe after burning ship leads to pollution crisis

Sri Lanka launches probe after burning ship leads to pollution crisis

Terra Daily

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Negombo, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 30, 2021

Sri Lanka launched a criminal probe on Sunday into a massive container ship fire that has swamped the island nation's coast with plastic pollution in an unprecedented marine disaster. Tonnes of microplastic granules have inundated the South Asian country's famed beaches, forcing a fishing ban and prompting fears of ecological damage. The Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl has been smo

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