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INS Sarvekshak departs Colombo on completion of survey assistance of ill-f
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Indian Navy's Hydrographic Survey Ship INS Sarvekshak successfully completed survey action around the site of ill-fated MV X-Press Pearl on July 2 and handed over the survey data to the Sri Lankan authorities.
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Sri Lanka arrests captain of burnt MV X-Press Pearl
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 14 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested the captain of the MV X-Press Pearl container ship which caught fire on the outskirts of the Colombo Port last month.
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Sri Lanka Defense Secy appreciates India's support to douse MV X-Press Pea
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Defense Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) expressed his gratitude to the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo for the support extended by the Indian authorities to douse the fire on vessel X-Press Pearl.
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Environmentalists sue Sri Lanka government, MV X-Press Pearl operator over
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 5 (ANI): A group of climate and fishermen activists in Sri Lanka has filed a lawsuit against the government and operator of MV X-Press Pearl over the ship wreck that caused severe damage to the environment.
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MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship sinks off coast of Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI): Fire stricken Singapore registered MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship, which caught fire near the Colombo harbor, had sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka during an attempt to tow the vessel to deeper waters.
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Australia pledges assistance for strategic investment, education promotion
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sril Lanka], June 1 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that Australia has pledged assistance for strategic investments and promotion in the education sector in the island nation.
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Sri Lankan police to record statements of MV X-Press Pearl crew including
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sril Lanka], May 31 (ANI): A special police team on Monday will be deployed to record statements from the crew members including the captain of the container vessel MV X-Press Pearl.
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Non-stop firefighting efforts on MV X-Press Pearl yield positive results:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Indian and Sri Lankan authorities' joint efforts to extinguish the massive fire onboard a container vessel off Colombo have yielded positive results with increasing signs of fire being under control, said Indian Defence Ministry on Sunday.
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Fire on MV X-Press Pearl container 'largely controlled': Indian High Commi
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 27 (ANI): The fire on MV X-Press Pearl container off Colombo coast has largely been controlled by Navies and Coast Guards of India and Sri Lanka, said the Indian High Commission in Colombo on Thursday.
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Indian Coast Guard rushes help to douse fire on container ship off Sri Lan
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Wednesday rushed its vessels to douse the fire that broke out on container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo coast in Sri Lanka.
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