Sri Lanka’s Top Court Orders USD $1 Billion Compensation for X-Press Pearl Disaster
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ordered the respondents in the X-Press Pearl disaster to pay $1 billion US dollars as compensation for the harm caused to marine and coastal environment, and the significant losses suffered by the island nation and the fishing industry, the verdict said.
The MV X-Press Pearl disaster stands as Sri Lanka’s worst marine environmental catastrophe. On May 20, 2021, the Singapore-flagged container ship caught fire off the coast of Colombo while carrying a cargo that included 25 tons...
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