Marine Environmental Disaster - Chemical fire on sinking MV X-Press Pearl, Sri Lanka



Infographic: Sri Lanka's worst marine disaster (Gulf News; 3 June 2021, Link)



Fears of environmental disaster as oil-laden ship sinks off Sri Lanka (BBC News; 2 June 2021)

Sri Lanka faces disaster as burning ship spills chemicals on beaches (Hannah ELKIS-PETERSEN, The Guardian; 31 May 2021)



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