The aft section of the X-PRESS PEARL loaded onboard the FAN ZHOU 10 spotted anchored offshore Singapore awaiting disposal/scrapping
Photo: unknown via Maasmond Newsclippings
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And then for the court cases:
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the owners and operators of the X-Press Pearl container vessel to pay $1bn in compensation for the devastating environmental and economic damage caused when the ship caught fire and sank off Colombo in 2021....
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The fallout was catastrophic: extensive marine pollution, mass deaths of marine wildlife—417 sea turtles, 48 dolphins, eight whales—and severe disruptions to coastal ecosystems. A year-long fishing ban further devastated the livelihoods of thousands of Sri Lankans.
The court directed the $1bn be paid to the secretary to the treasury in instalments within one year. A MV X-Press Pearl Compensation Commission, chaired by retired justice E.A.G.R. Amarasekera, will oversee the restitution and rehabilitation process. The bench also directed Sri Lanka’s attorney general to expedite criminal investigations against those involved, including local agents and officials accused of inaction.
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