Sri Lanka fears environmental disaster
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Sri Lanka is readying for the possibility of an oil spill after a cargo ship laden with chemicals sank off its western coast
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X-PRESS PEARL 
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Length/breadth: 186m/34m 
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Registered: Singapore 
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Route: India-Singapore
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Cargo: 1,486 containers, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid and other chemicals and cosmetics
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Jun 3: Ship sinks after burning for two weeks, following onboard explosion on May 20

Nearly 350 tonnes of oil in fuel tanks could leak into sea, devastating nearby marine life
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Area where fishing has been suspended
Negombo
Negombo lagoon
Coast near Negombo already affected by oil and debris
Laccadive Sea
Colombo
SRI LANKA
Panadura

10km 6 miles
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© GRAPHIC NEWS
Sources: Marine Traffic, Sri Lanka Ministry of Fisheries
Picture: Newscom