Race to prevent environmental disaster as chemicals ship sinks off Sri Lanka

Race to prevent environmental disaster as chemicals ship sinks off Sri Lanka
(Eranga Jayawardena/PA)

Authorities in Sri Lanka are trying to head off a potential environmental disaster as a fire-damaged container ship that had been carrying chemicals sinks off the country’s main port.

The MV X-Press Pearl started sinking on Wednesday, a day after authorities extinguished a fire that had raged on the vessel for 12 days.

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