Sri Lanka lodges $40m claim against X-Press Feeders

Sri Lankan authorities said over the weekend they will seek $40m in damages from the operator of the X-Press Pearl, a ship that caught fire last month and sank off the island’s west coast, creating one of the country’s worst ever ecological disasters.

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Ports and shipping minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena said an interim claim had been lodged with the ship Feeders.

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“In addition to this, we will also seek reimbursement of the cost of putting out the fire,” Abeygunawardena said, adding that the full damage to the environment was still being assessed.

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