Sri Lanka Defense Secy appreciates India's support to douse MV X-Press Pearl fire

Jun 12, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 12 : Sri Lanka's Defense Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) expressed his gratitude to the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo...

Sri Lanka arrests captain of burnt MV X-Press Pearl

Jun 14, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 14 : Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested the captain of the MV X-Press Pearl container ship which...

Indian Coast Guard rushes help to douse fire on container ship off Sri Lankan coast

May 27, 2021

New Delhi [India], May 27 : The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Wednesday rushed its vessels to douse the fire that broke out on...

MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship sinks off coast of Sri Lanka

Jun 03, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 : Fire stricken Singapore registered MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship, which caught fire near the Colombo harbor, had sunk...

Non-stop firefighting efforts on MV X-Press Pearl yield positive results: India

May 30, 2021

New Delhi [India], May 30 : Indian and Sri Lankan authorities' joint efforts to extinguish the massive fire onboard a container vessel off Colombo...

Environmentalists sue Sri Lanka government, MV X-Press Pearl operator over ship wreck

Jun 05, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 5 : A group of climate and fishermen activists in Sri Lanka has filed a lawsuit against the government and...