Sinking cargo ship sparking fears of oil spill catastrophe in Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA / CNN — A container ship that caught fire 13 days ago off the Sri Lankan coast is unleashing one of the most disastrous ecological accidents in the country’s history as it starts to sink, officials said.
Since May 20, the Sri Lanka Navy and Indian Coast Guard have been working non-stop to try and prevent the flaming ship from sinking. The ship is laden with chemicals like nitric acid and was holding 350 metric tons of oil in its tanks, officials said.
Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority has warned the Singaporean-registered ship, called the MV X-Press...