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X-Press Pearl wreck removal has to wait until Monsoon has passed

X-Press Pearl wreck removal has to wait until Monsoon has passed

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 17, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News

X-Press Feeders, operators of the container ship X-Press Pearl, have confirmed that the wreck is now wholly sitting on the seabed at a depth of 21 metres. Due to the exposed nature of the anchorage to the prevailing South Westerly Monsoon, it is likely that the wreck...
X-Press Pearl’s bow submerged, Sri Lanka claims USD 40 million from operator

X-Press Pearl’s bow submerged, Sri Lanka claims USD 40 million from operator

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 16, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

X-Press Feeders, operator of the X-Press Pearl, has confirmed that the container ship’s bow and forecastle deck are now submerged. So far, there has been no fuel oil pollution, but a grey sheen has been observed around the ship of which water samples have been...
X-Press Pearl’s black box recovered

X-Press Pearl’s black box recovered

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 7, 2021 | Maritime accidents, Salvage

Marine experts from the Merchant Shipping Secretariat and the Sri Lanka Navy have recovered the Voyage Data Recorder (VDR), commonly known as the “ship’s black box”, of MV X-Press Pearl. The Sri Lanka Ports Authority stresses that so far no signs of oil or chemical...
X-Press Pearl wreck removal has to wait until Monsoon has passed

Burnt out ship X-Press Pearl has partially sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 2, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News

A salvage attempt of the burnt-out cargo ship X-Press Pearl has failed and it has now partly sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka. The damage to the environment caused by the burning and leaking chemicals and plastic is enormous, according to the navy. But leaking oil,...
Fire on X-Press Pearl: Blaze contained considerably

Fire on X-Press Pearl: Blaze contained considerably

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 28, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News

Firefighting efforts of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and other local agencies in coordination with Indian Coast Guard Ships to extinguish the fire on the X-Press Pearl have continued for eight days in a row. The fire has been considerably contained. Local authorities...
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